NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1969 SESSION
CHAPTER 806
SENATE BILL 734
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, JOINT USE OF PROPERTY BETWEEN AND AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AND STATE AGENCIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Section 1. Chapter 160 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by inserting therein a new Section 61.2 to read as follows:
"G.S. 160-61.2. Sale, lease, exchange, and joint use of governmental property. (a) For the purposes of this Section "governmental unit" shall include any municipality or agency thereof; any county or agency thereof; any board of education of a school administrative unit; the State Highway Commission; and any other department, agency, board of commission of the State.
(b) Any governmental unit may, upon such terms and conditions as it deems wise, exchange with, lease to, lease from, sell to, purchase from, or enter into agreements regarding the joint use by, any other governmental unit of any interest in real property which it may own.
(c) Action authorized by the preceding subsection shall be taken by the governing body or other body or department or agency in charge of the property of the governmental unit. Action taken hereunder by a municipality or agent thereof, county or agency thereof, or a board of education of a school administrative unit shall be taken only after a public hearing on the proposed action, notice of which shall have been published twice in a newspaper having general circulation in the county or municipality, the first publication of which shall have been published at least 15 days prior to the date set for the public hearing. Action hereunder by any department, agency, or board of the State, other than the State Highway Commission, shall be taken only after approval thereof by the Division of Property Control and Disposition of the Department of Administration."
Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This Act shall be effective upon its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 12th day of June, 1969.