Bill > H532

This bill makes several modifications to North Carolina county service district laws, specifically focusing on Research and Production Service Districts (RPSD) and Urban Research Service Districts (URSD). The bill expands the ability of counties to create multi-county districts, clarifies the composition and appointment of advisory committees for these districts, and increases the potential tax rate for such districts from 10 to 20 cents per $100 of property value. The bill allows county boards of commissioners to designate developers of research parks as agents who can contract for services, construct infrastructure, and own necessary property within these districts. Additionally, the bill permits developers to own various types of infrastructure like streets, sidewalks, parks, utilities, and transportation systems, with the proceeds from district taxes used to maintain these properties presumed to serve a public purpose. The legislation also broadens the definition of public transportation to include supportive infrastructure like greenways and provides more flexibility in how multi-county districts can be established and managed. The changes aim to provide counties with more tools to develop and support research and urban research service districts, making it easier to create and manage these specialized economic development zones.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H532