GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



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8 ( 3 ) No stormwater utility fee may be levied under this 



9 subsection whenever two or more units of local 



10 government operate separate stormwater management 



11 programs or separate structural and natural 



12 stormwater and drainage system services in the same 



13 area within a county. However, two or more units of 



14 local government may allocate among themselves the 



15 functions, duties, powers, and responsibilities for 



16 jointly operating a singl e stormwater management 



17 programs and structural and natural stormwater and 



18 drainage system service in the same area within a 



19 county, provided that only one unit may levy a fee 



20 for the service within the joint service area. For 



21 purposes of this subsection, a unit of local 



22 government shall include a regional authority 



23 providing stormwater management programs and 



24 structural and natural stormwater and drainage 



25 system services. 



26 (b) A county may collect delinquent accounts by any remedy 



27 provided by law for collecting and enforcing private debts, and 



28 may specify by ordinance the order in which partial payments are 



29 to be applied among the various enterprise services covered by a 



30 bill for the services. A county may also discontinue service to 



31 a customer whose account remains delinquent for more than 10 



32 days. If a delinquent customer is not the owner of the premises 



33 to which the services are delivered, the payment of the 



34 delinquent account may not be required before providing services 



35 at the request of a new and different tenant or occupant of the 



36 premises. If water or sewer services are discontinued for 



37 delinquency, it is unlawful for a person other than a duly 



38 authorized agent or employee of the county to reconnect the 



39 premises to the water or sewer system. 



40 (c) Rents, rates, fees, charges, and penalties for 

 4 1 enterprisory services are in no case a lien upon the property or 



42 premises served and, except as provided in subsection (d) of this 



43 section, are legal obligations of the person contracting for 



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