§ 162A-64 – Short title.
162A-64. Short title. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "North Carolina Metropolitan Sewerage Districts Act." (1961, c. 795, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 4.)
§ 162A-65 – Definitions; description of boundaries.
162A-65. Definitions; description of boundaries. (a) Definitions. – As used in this Article the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent: (1) The term "board of commissioners" shall mean the board of commissioners of the county in which a metropolitan sewerage district […]
§ 162A-66 – Procedure for creation; resolutions and petitions for creation; notice to and action by the Environmental Management Commission; notice and public hearing; resolutions creating districts; actions to set aside proceedings.
162A-66. Procedure for creation; resolutions and petitions for creation; notice to and action by the Environmental Management Commission; notice and public hearing; resolutions creating districts; actions to set aside proceedings. Any two or more political subdivisions in one or more counties, or any political subdivision or subdivisions and any unincorporated area or areas located within […]
§ 162A-66.5 – Approval of all political subdivisions required.
162A-66.5. Approval of all political subdivisions required. Prior to the adoption of a resolution under G.S. 162A-66 on or after April 1, 2013, the Environmental Management Commission shall receive a resolution supporting the establishment of a district board from (i) the board of commissioners of the county or counties lying wholly or partly within the […]
§ 162A-67 – District board; composition, appointment, terms, oaths and removal of members; organization; meetings; quorum; compensation and expenses of members.
162A-67. District board; composition, appointment, terms, oaths and removal of members; organization; meetings; quorum; compensation and expenses of members. (a) Appointment of Board for District Lying Wholly or Partly outside City or Town Limits. – The district board of a metropolitan sewerage district lying in whole or in part outside the corporate limits of a […]
§ 162A-67.5 – Determination of population and representation.
162A-67.5. Determination of population and representation. (a) For purposes of determining district board representation of political subdivisions for any appointment under this Article, population shall be determined by reference to the most recent decennial census. (b) For purposes of determining population for district board representation, only that portion of the population residing within the district […]
§ 162A-68 – Procedure for inclusion of additional political subdivision or unincorporated area; notice and hearing; elections; actions to set aside proceedings.
162A-68. Procedure for inclusion of additional political subdivision or unincorporated area; notice and hearing; elections; actions to set aside proceedings. (a) If, at any time subsequent to the creation of a district, there shall be filed with the district board (i) a resolution of the governing body of a political subdivision requesting inclusion in the […]
§ 162A-68.5 – Alternate procedure for inclusion of additional political subdivision.
162A-68.5. Alternate procedure for inclusion of additional political subdivision. (a) Notwithstanding G.S. 162A-67 and G.S. 162A-68, any time subsequent to the creation of a district, the district shall be expanded in accordance with this section to include territory of a requesting county if the governing board of the county submits a resolution requesting inclusion in […]
§ 162A-69 – Powers generally; fiscal year.
162A-69. Powers generally; fiscal year. Each district shall be deemed to be a public body and body politic and corporate exercising public and essential governmental functions to provide for the preservation and promotion of the public health and welfare, and each district is hereby authorized and empowered: (1) To adopt bylaws for the regulation of […]
§ 162A-70 – Bonds and notes authorized.
162A-70. Bonds and notes authorized. A metropolitan sewerage district shall have power from time to time to issue bonds and notes under the Local Government Finance Act. (1961, c. 795, s. 7; 1971, c. 780, s. 30; 1973, c. 822, s. 4.)
§ 162A-71 – Determination of tax rate by district board; levy and collection of tax; remittance and deposit of funds.
162A-71. Determination of tax rate by district board; levy and collection of tax; remittance and deposit of funds. After each assessment for taxes following the creation of the district, the board or boards of commissioners shall file with the district board the valuation of assessable property within the district. The district board shall then determine […]
§ 162A-72 – Rates and charges for services.
162A-72. Rates and charges for services. (a) The district board may fix, and may revise from time to time, rents, rates, fees and other charges for the use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by any sewerage system. Such rents, rates, fees and charges shall not be subject to supervision or […]
§ 162A-73 – Authority of governing bodies of political subdivisions.
162A-73. Authority of governing bodies of political subdivisions. The governing body of any political subdivision is hereby authorized and empowered: (1) Subject to the approval of the Local Government Commission, to transfer jurisdiction over, and to lease, lend, sell, grant or convey to a district, upon such terms and conditions as the governing body of […]
§ 162A-74 – Rights-of-way and easements in streets and highways.
162A-74. Rights-of-way and easements in streets and highways. A right-of-way or easement in, along, or across any State highway system, road, or street, and along or across any city or town street within a district is hereby granted to a district in case such right-of-way is found by the district board to be necessary or […]
§ 162A-75 – Submission of preliminary plans to planning groups; cooperation with planning agencies.
162A-75. Submission of preliminary plans to planning groups; cooperation with planning agencies. Prior to the time final plans are made for the location and construction of any sewerage system, the district board shall present preliminary plans for such improvement to the county, municipal or regional planning board for their consideration, if such facility is to […]
§ 162A-76 – Water system acting as billing and collecting agent for district; furnishing meter readings.
162A-76. Water system acting as billing and collecting agent for district; furnishing meter readings. The owner or operator, including any political subdivision, of a water system supplying water to the owners, lessees or tenants of real property which is or will be served by any sewerage system owned or operated by a district is authorized […]
§ 162A-77 – District may assume sewerage system indebtedness of political subdivision; approval of voters; actions founded upon invalidity of election; tax to pay assumed indebtedness.
162A-77. District may assume sewerage system indebtedness of political subdivision; approval of voters; actions founded upon invalidity of election; tax to pay assumed indebtedness. A district may assume all outstanding indebtedness of any political subdivision in the district lawfully incurred for paying all or any part of the cost of a sewerage system, subject to […]
§ 162A-77.1 – Special election upon the question of the merger of metropolitan sewerage districts into cities or towns.
162A-77.1. Special election upon the question of the merger of metropolitan sewerage districts into cities or towns. Any district lying entirely within the corporate limits of a city or town may be merged into such city or town in accordance with the provisions of this section. The governing body of a city or town, with […]
§ 162A-78 – Advances by political subdivisions for preliminary expenses of districts.
162A-78. Advances by political subdivisions for preliminary expenses of districts. Any political subdivision is hereby authorized to make advances, from any moneys that may be available for such purpose, in connection with the creation of such district and to provide for the preliminary expenses of such district. Any such advances may be repaid to such […]
§ 162A-79 – Article regarded as supplemental.
162A-79. Article regarded as supplemental. This Article shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of or as repealing any powers now existing […]