AN ACT amending the charter of the city of durham to allow the city to annex adjacent streets or street rights‑of‑way in voluntary annexations to prevent confusion on the part of emergency workers when attempting to provide emergency services within city limits.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The Charter of the City of Durham, being Chapter 671 of the 1975 Session Laws, as amended, is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"Sec. 2.8. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 160A‑31(i) and G.S. 160A‑58.7(b), in an annexation ordinance adopted under Part 1 or Part 4 of Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, the city council may include in the description of the area to be annexed any adjacent streets or street rights‑of‑way."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 18th day of June, 2015.

	s/	 Daniel J. Forest
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Tim Moore
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives