A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for payments in lieu of taxes to support local schools for lands included in the Sandhills Game Land.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 24 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143‑254.10.  Sandhills Game Land payment in lieu of taxes.
(a)	The Commission, from receipts generated from use of the Sandhills Game Land, shall make an annual payment of two dollars ($2.00) per acre to reflect a partial replacement of property taxes that would have been collected by counties containing a portion of the Sandhills Game Land if those lands were owned by a private entity.
(b)	The Commission shall provide the payment required by subsection (a) of this section to counties containing a portion of the Sandhills Game Land in proportion to the number of acres of the Sandhills Game Land located in each county on January 1 of the year in which the payment is made. The payments shall be provided to the counties no later than March 15 of each year.
(c)	The County Commission of each county receiving a payment under this section shall provide the funds received to the county's public schools."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.