A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to direct the department of transportation to study the process for accepting subdivision streets dedicated as public on the state highway system for maintenance.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Study. – The Department of Transportation shall study the process that must be followed, and the requirements that must be met, for the Department of Transportation to accept subdivision streets dedicated as public on the State highway system for maintenance, including (i) whether the process that must be followed is efficient and timely, (ii) whether the minimum right‑of‑way and construction standards established by the Board of Transportation for acceptance on the State highway system are reasonable, (iii) what the financial impact is on the State and homeowners when subdivision streets are or are not accepted on the State highway system for maintenance, and (iv) any other matters the Department of Transportation deems relevant to the study.
SECTION 2.  Report. ‑ The Department shall report its findings and recommendations, including any legislative proposals, to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee no later than February 1, 2016.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.