GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 them, provided that no contract shall be necessary in the case of 



2 structural and natural stormwater and drainage systems. 



3 (d) Rents, rates, fees, charges, and penalties for 



4 enterprisory services are legal obligations of the owner of the 



5 property or premises served when: 



6 ( 1 ) The property or premises is leased or rented to 



7 more than one tenant and services rendered to more 



8 than one tenant are measured by the same meter; or 



9 (2) Charges made for use of a sewerage system are 



10 billed separately from charges made for the use of 



11 a water distribution system." 



12 Section 3. G.S. 160A-311 reads as rewritten: 



13 "§ 160A-311. Public enterprise defined. 



14 As used in this Article, the term 'public enterprise' includes: 



15 (1) Electric power generation, transmission, and 



16 distribution eyet e ms ; systems . 



17 (2) Water supply and distribution syst e ms ; systems . 



18 (3) Wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal 



19 systems of all types, including septic tank systems 



20 or other on-site collection or disposal facilities 



21 or syst e ms ; systems . 



22 (4) Gas production, storage, transmission, and 



23 distribution systems, where systems shall also 



24 include the purchase and/or or lease of natural gas 



25 fields and natural gas reserves, the purchase of 



26 natural gas supplies, and the surveying, drilling 



27 and any other activities related to the exploration 



28 for natural gas, whether within the State or 



29 without; without. 



30 (5) Public transportation syst e ms ; systems . 



31 (6) Solid waste collection and disposal systems and 



32 faciliti e s ; facilities . 



33 (7) Cable television systems ; systems . 



34 (8) Off-street parking facilities and systems ; systems . 



35 (9) Airports ; Airports . 



36 (10) Structural Stormwater management programs designed 



37 to protect water quality by controlling the level 



38 of pollutants in, and the quantity and flow of, 



39 stormwater and structural and natural stormwater 



40 and drainage systems of all types." 



41 Section 4. G.S. 160A-314 reads as rewritten: 

 4 2 "§ 160A-314. Authority to fix and enforce rates. 



4 3 (a) A city may establish and revise from time to time 



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



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