§ 139-8.1. Purposes of Chapter. - North Carolina Statutes

§139‑8.1.  Purposes of Chapter.

(a)        It is herebydeclared that the provisions of General Statutes Chapter 139 were intended toauthorize the maintenance of watershed improvement works and projects, as wellas watershed improvement structures. All expenditures heretofore incurred byany local watershed sponsor for any such maintenance of works, projects, orstructures are hereby validated and confirmed.

(b)        The proceeds of anytax heretofore approved by the voters of a  county for a county watershedimprovement program, or authorized by special or local act for a countywatershed improvement program, may be expended for such maintenance of worksand projects, as well as structures, if the board of county commissioners orother watershed governing body after a public hearing determines that theproceeds should be so expended. Notice of such hearing shall be published asprovided for notices under Article 2 of General Statutes Chapter 139.

(c)        The proceeds of anytax hereafter approved by the voters of a county for a watershed improvementprogram may be expended for such maintenance of works and projects, as well asstructures, with or without the holding of a public hearing as designated bysubsection (b) of this section, even though any election procedures preliminaryto the vote approving the tax may have been initiated prior to the ratificationof this section.

(d)        No action based onthe alleged invalidity of the expenditures herein confirmed or of the use oftax proceeds herein authorized shall lie after January 1, 1970, to enjoin orcontest any such expenditure or any such use of tax proceeds. (1969,c. 711, s. 1.)