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H479 • 2025

Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.

Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Carson Smith
Last action
2025-04-16
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.

H479-SMCJ-21(e1)-v-4 (2025-04-08): Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.

What This Bill Does

  • H479-SMCJ-21(e1)-v-4 (2025-04-08): Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.
  • H479-SMCJ-25(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-09): Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 479: Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 479: Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Carson Smith Prepared by: Karyl Smith Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H479-SMCJ-21(e1)-v-4* Legislative Analysis Division 919-301-1976 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 479: Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 479: Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Carson Smith Prepared by: Karyl Smith Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H479-SMCJ-25(e1)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-301-1976 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
  • OVERVIEW: House Bill 479 would require the State of North Carolina to convey to the Town of Burgaw (Town), for one dollar ($1.00), all its rights, titles, and interests in approximately 11 acres of land to be used for public purposes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-16 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-15 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-15 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-10 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/15/2025

  8. 2025-04-10 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-10 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-08 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-04-08 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-03-25 House

    Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  13. 2025-03-25 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  14. 2025-03-20 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H479-SMCJ-21(e1)-v-4
(2025-04-08): Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.
H479-SMCJ-25(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-09): Town of Burgaw Property Transfer.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 479

Short Title: Town of Burgaw Property Transfer. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Carson Smith.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
House
March 25, 2025
*H479-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO THE TOWN OF BURGAW TO BE 2
USED FOR FIRE TRAINI NG FACILITY DEVELOPM ENT AND OTHER PUBLIC 3
USES. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1.(a) The State of North Carolina shall convey to the Town of Burgaw, 6
for consideration of one dollar ($1.00), all its rights, titles, and interests in approximately 11 acres 7
of the approximately 355.73 acre parcel identified with Land Asset ID 6095 in the inv entory of 8
State-owned land maintained by the Department of Administration pursuant to G.S. 143-341. 9
This is the same property identified with PIN Number 3229-04-1665-0000, as seen in the Office 10
of the Tax Administrator in Pender County, and is described in part in Deed Book 211, Page 279 11
and Deed Book 922, Page 191 in the Pender County Register of Deeds. The Department of 12
Administration, in consultation with the Town of Burgaw, shall determine specifically which 13
portion of the land described in this subsection shall be transferred pursuant to this section. 14
SECTION 1.(b) The conveyance pursuant to Section 1(a) of this act is subject to a 15
reversionary interest reserved by the State. The property shall be conveyed to the Town of 16
Burgaw for so long as it is utilized for public purposes. 17
SECTION 2. The State of North Carolina shall convey the real property described 18
in Section 1 of this act "as is" and "where is" without warranty. The State makes no 19
representations or warranties concerning the title to the property, the boundaries of the property, 20
the uses to which the property may be put, zoning, local ordinances, or any physical, 21
environmental, health, and safety conditions relating to the property. All costs associated with 22
the conveyance of the property shall be borne by the Town of Burgaw. 23
SECTION 3. The conveyance of the State's rights, titles, and interests in the real 24
property described in Section 1 of this act shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 7 of 25
Chapter 146 of the General Statutes. The conveyance shall comply with the provisions of Article 26
16 of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, provided that the provisions of G.S. 146-74 shall not 27
apply. 28
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law. 29