GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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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
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO THE TOWN OF BURGAW TO BE 2
USED FOR FIRE TRAINING 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 inventory 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