North Carolina General Statutes 136-27.1. Relocation of water and sewer lines of municipalities, nonprofit water or sewer corporations or associations, local boards of education, and certain private water or sewer utilities
(a) The Department of Transportation shall pay the nonbetterment cost for the relocation of water and sewer lines, located within the existing State transportation project right-of-way, that are necessary to be relocated for a State transportation improvement project and that are owned by: (i) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or less according to the latest decennial census; (ii) a nonprofit water or sewer association or corporation; (iii) any water or sewer system organized pursuant to Chapter 162A of the N.C. Gen. Stat.; (iv) a rural water system operated by a County as an enterprise system; (v) any sanitary district organized pursuant to Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 130A of the N.C. Gen. Stat.; (vi) constructed by a water or sewer system organized pursuant to Chapter 162A of the N.C. Gen. Stat. and then sold or transferred to a municipality with a population of greater than 10,000 according to the latest decennial census; (vii) a local board of education; or (viii) a private water or sewer utility organized pursuant to Chapter 62 of the N.C. Gen. Stat. serving 10,000 or fewer customers.
(b) A municipality with a population of greater than 10,000 shall pay a percentage of the nonbetterment cost for relocation of water and sewer lines owned by the municipality and located within the existing State transportation project right-of-way that are necessary to be relocated for a State transportation improvement project. The percentage shall be based on the municipality’s population, with the Department paying the remaining costs, as follows:
(1) A municipality with a population of greater than 10,000, but less than 50,000, shall pay twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 136-27.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) A municipality with a population of 50,000 or greater, but less than 100,000, shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost.
(3) A municipality with a population of 100,000 or greater shall pay one hundred percent (100%) of the cost. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1090; 1985, c. 479, s. 186(a); 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1018, s. 11; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 736, s. 1; 1995, c. 33, s. 1; c. 266, s. 1.1; 2009-266, s. 11; 2015-111, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 29.20(a); 2019-197, s. 1; 2020-74, s. 16(a).)