North Carolina SB 1171: Surry School Acquisition.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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SENATE BILL 1171

Short Title: Surry School Acquisition. (Local)

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Sponsors: Senator Foxx.

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Referred to: Local Government and Regional Affairs.

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May 15, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ALLOW SURRY COUNTY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR USE BY 2
ITS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
Section 1. G.S. 153A-158.1 reads as rewritten: 5
"§ 153A-158.1. Acquisition and improvement of school property in certain counties. 6
(a) Acquisition by County. – A county may acquire, by any lawful method, any 7
interest in real or personal property for use by a school administrative unit within the 8
county. In exercising the power of eminent domain a county shall use the procedures of 9
Chapter 40A. The county shall use its authority under this subsection to acquire property 10
for use by a school administrative unit within the county only upon the request of the 11
board of education of that school administrative unit and after a public hearing. 12
(b) Construction or Improvement by County. – A county may construct, equip, 13
expand, improve, renovate, or otherwise make available property for use by a school 14
administrative unit within the county. The local board of education shall be involved in 15
the design, construction, equipping, expansion, improvement, or renovation of the 16
property to the same extent as if the local board owned the property. 17
(c) Lease or Sale by Board of Education. – Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 18
115C-518 and G.S. 160A-274, a local board of education may, in connection with 19
additions, improvements, renovations, or repairs to all or part of any of its property, lease 20

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or sell the property to the board of commissioners of the county in which the property is 1
located for any price negotiated between the two boards. 2
(d) Board of Education May Contract for Construction. – Notwithstanding the 3
provisions of G.S. 115C-40 and G.S. 115C-521, a local board of education may enter into 4
contracts for the erection or repair of school buildings upon sites owned in fee simple by 5
one or more counties in which the local school administrative unit is located. 6
(e) Scope. – This section applies to Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Bladen, Brunswick, 7
Cabarrus, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Currituck, Duplin, Edgecombe, Forsyth, 8
Franklin, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Haywood, Iredell, Jackson, Johnston, Lee, Macon, 9
Madison, Moore, Nash, Orange, Pasquotank, Pender, Randolph, Richmond, Rowan, 10
Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Surry, Union, Wake, and Watauga Counties." 11
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification. 12