A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with local governments to allow public safety technology in the rightS‑of‑way of the State highway system.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 136‑18 is amended by adding two new subdivisions to read:
"§ 136‑18.  Powers of Department of Transportation.
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(44)	To enter into agreements with municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities for the use of and encroachment upon the right‑of‑way of any road designated as part of the State highway system.
(45)	To approve agreements between utilities and municipalities, counties, and other public entities for the use and encroachment upon utility easements previously granted by the Department of Transportation to the utility."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.