A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to broaden the authority of cities concerning WATER and wastewater treatment and distribution systems.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.   G.S. 160A‑321 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A‑321.  Sale, lease, or discontinuance of city‑owned enterprise.
A city is authorized to sell or lease as lessor any enterprise that it may own upon any terms and conditions that the council may deem best. However, except as to transfers to another governmental entity pursuant to G.S. 160A‑274, a city‑owned enterprise shall not be sold, leased to another, or discontinued unless the proposal to sell, lease, or discontinue is first submitted to a vote of the people and approved by a majority of those who vote thereon. Voter approval shall not be required for the sale, lease, or discontinuance of airports, off‑street parking systems and facilities, water treatment systems, water distribution systems, wastewater treatment systems, or solid waste collection and disposal systems."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.