GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 stormwater and drainage system services in the same 



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



3 local government may allocate among themselves the 



4 functions, duties, powers, and responsibilities for 



5 jointly operating a singl e stormwater management 



6 program and structural and natural stormwater and 



7 drainage system service in the same area within a 



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



9 for the service within the joint service area. For 



10 purposes of this subsection, a unit of local 



11 government shall include a regional authority 



12 providing stormwater management programs and 



13 structural and natural stormwater and drainage 



14 system services. 



15 (a2) A fee for the use of a disposal facility provided by the 



16 city may vary based on the amount, characteristics, and form of 



17 recyclable materials present in solid waste brought to the 



18 facility for disposal. This section does not prohibit a city from 



19 providing aid to low-income persons to pay all or part of the 



20 cost of solid waste management services for those persons. 



21 (b) A city shall have power to collect delinquent accounts by 



22 any remedy provided by law for collecting and enforcing private 



23 debts, and may specify by ordinance the order in which partial 



24 payments are to be applied among the various enterprise services 



25 covered by a bill for the services. A city may also discontinue 



26 service to any customer whose account remains delinquent for more 



27 than 10 days. When service is discontinued for delinquency, it 



28 shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly authorized 



29 agent or employee of the city to do any act that results in a 



30 resumption of services. If a delinquent customer is not the owner 



31 of the premises to which the services are delivered, the payment 



32 of the delinquent account may not be required before providing 



33 services at the request of a new and different tenant or occupant 



34 of the premises, but this restriction shall not apply when the 



35 premises are occupied by two or more tenants whose services are 



36 measured by the same meter. 



37 (c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section and 



38 G.S. 160A-314.1, rents, rates, fees, charges, and penalties for 



39 enterprisory services shall be legal obligations of the person 



40 contracting for them, and shall in no case be a lien upon the 

 4 1 property or premises served, provided that no contract shall be 



42 necessary in the case of structural and natural stormwater and 



43 drainage systems. 



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