{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-136-27.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-27.1","heading":"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.","body":"(a)\tThe 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 20,000 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 General Statutes; (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 General Statutes; (vi) constructed by a water or sewer system organized pursuant to Chapter 162A of the General Statutes and then sold or transferred to a municipality with a population of greater than 20,000 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 General Statutes serving 20,000 or fewer customers.\n(b)\tA municipality with a population of greater than 20,000 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:\n(1)\tA municipality with a population of greater than 20,000, but less than 50,000, shall pay twenty-five percent (25%) of the cost.\n(2)\tA municipality with a population of 50,000 or greater, but less than 100,000, shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the cost.\n(3)\tA 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); 2025-65, s. 6(a).)","path":["Chapter 136. Transportation.","Article 2. Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_136/GS_136-27.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:47Z","sha256":"da8082f167787cf19ca78a9f460484880d0c1f88629a7743fd1441175b7a87f5","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-136-27","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-136-27.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}