GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

SESSION LAW 2015-230

SENATE BILL 477

AN ACT TO TRANSFER THE FORMER BLADEN CORRECTIONAL CENTER PROPERTY TO THE BLADEN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The State of North Carolina shall convey to the Bladen County Board of Commissioners, for consideration of one dollar ($1.00), all its right, title, and interest in that portion of the former Bladen County Correctional Center property that resides within a fenced‑off area of that property and shall also convey to the County a right‑of‑way that allows ingress and egress to property in the general direction of the nearby firing range. The conveyance is subject to a reversionary interest reserved by the State. The property shall be conveyed to the Bladen County Board of Commissioners for so long as it is utilized for county government purposes.

SECTION 2.  The State of North Carolina shall convey the real property described in Section 1 of this act "as is" and "where is" without warranty. The State makes no representations or warranties concerning the title to the property, the boundaries of the property, the uses to which the property may be put, zoning, local ordinances, or any physical, environmental, health, and safety conditions relating to the property. All costs associated with the conveyance of the property shall be borne by Bladen County.

SECTION 3.  The conveyance of the State's right, title, and interest in the real property described in Section 1 of this act shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 7 of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes. The conveyance shall comply with the provisions of Article 16 of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, provided that the provisions of G.S. 146‑74 shall not apply.

SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19^th day of August, 2015.

                                                                    s/  Daniel J. Forest

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Tim Moore

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

                                                                    s/  Pat McCrory

                                                                         Governor

Approved 10:06 a.m. this 25^th day of August, 2015