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This bill, known as the North Carolina Farmland and Military Protection Act, aims to prohibit foreign governments designated as adversarial by the U.S. Department of Commerce from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding interests in agricultural land or land within 25 miles of military installations in North Carolina. The bill defines an "adversarial foreign government" as a state-controlled enterprise or foreign government that has been identified by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce as having engaged in conduct significantly adverse to U.S. national security. It provides specific definitions for terms like agricultural land (farmland used for production), controlling interest (more than 50% ownership), and lists specific military installations protected under the act. Any transfer of land in violation of these provisions would be considered void, and the responsibility for determining whether an entity is subject to these restrictions lies solely with the adversarial foreign government and the State of North Carolina. The bill also includes a $50,000 appropriation to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for farmland inventory and is set to become effective on January 1, 2026, for land interest acquisitions, with the aim of protecting North Carolina's agricultural resources and national security interests.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S338