GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2001

SESSION LAW 2001-73

HOUSE BILL 555

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE HALIFAX REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN USING THE "QUICK TAKE" PROCEDURE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 7 of S.L. 1997-275 reads as rewritten:

"Section 7. Private property needed by the Airport Authority for any airport, landing field, or as facilities of an airport or landing field may be acquired by gift or devise, or may be acquired by private purchase or by the exercise of eminent domain pursuant to Chapter 40A of the General Statutes.Statutes including the use of the procedures for immediate possession of property set forth in G.S. 40A-42(a)."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 15^th day of May, 2001.

                                                                    s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/ James B. Black

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives