A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the Legislative Research commission to study ESTABLISHING a PROPERTY OWNERS PROTECTION ACT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Legislative Research Commission may study the establishment of a property owners protection act that would favor the free use of land. In conducting the study, the Commission may examine awarding attorneys' fees incurred by a property owner in an action challenging land‑use regulations and prohibiting the enforcement of penalties against a property owner for acts not committed by the property owner. As a part of its study, the Commission shall review the issues raised by the first edition of House Bill 632, 2013 Regular Session.
SECTION 2.  The Legislative Research Commission may make an interim report to the 2013 General Assembly, including any proposed legislation, when it reconvenes in 2014 and shall make its final report, including any proposed legislation, prior to the convening of the 2015 General Assembly.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.