GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 stormwater and structural and natural stormwater 



2 and drainage systems of all types." 



3 Section 2. G.S. 153A-277 reads as rewritten: 



4 "§ 153A-277. Authority to fix and enforce rates. 



5 (a) A county may establish and revise from time to time 



6 schedules of rents, rates, fees, charges, and penalties for the 



7 use of or the services furnished by a public enterprise. 



8 Schedules of rents, rates, fees, charges, and penalties may vary 



9 for the same class of service in different areas of the county 



10 and may vary according to classes of service, and different 



11 schedules may be adopted for services provided outside of the 



12 county. A county may include a fee relating to subsurface 



13 discharge wastewater management systems and services on the 



14 property tax bill for the real property where the system for 



15 which the fee is imposed is located. 



16 (al) ( 1 ) Before it establishes or revises a schedule of 



17 rates, fees, charges, or penalties for stormwater 



18 management programs and structural and natural 



19 stormwater and drainage systems under this section, 



20 the board of commissioners shall hold a public 



21 hearing on the matter. A notice of the hearing 



22 shall be given at least once in a newspaper having 



23 general circulation in the area, not less than 



24 seven days before the public hearing. The hearing 



25 may be held concurrently with the public hearing on 



26 the proposed budget ordinance. 



27 ( 2 ) The fees established under this subsection must be 



28 made applicable throughout the area of the county 



29 outside municipalities. Schedules of rates, fees, 



30 charges, and penalties for providing stormwater 



31 management programs and structural and natural 



32 stormwater and drainage system service may vary 



33 according to whether the property served is 



34 residential, commercial, or industrial property, 



35 the property's use, the size of the property, the 



36 area of impervious surfaces on the property, the 



37 quantity and quality of the runoff from the 



38 property, the characteristics of the watershed into 



39 which stormwater from the property drains, and 



40 other factors that affect the stormwater drainage 



41 system. Rates, fees, and charges imposed under this 



42 subsection may not exceed the county's cost of 



43 providing a stormwater management program and a 



44 structural and natural stormwater and drainage 



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