AN ACT to remove the warren field airport property from the corporate limits of the city of washington.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The following described property is removed from the corporate limits of the City of Washington:

BEGINNING at NCGS‑WASHPORT AZ MK NAD 83/86 State Plane Coordinates N‑66678.6735 and E‑2581094.0922, thence North 88° 27' 20 West 2,169.43 feet to a point, thence South 87° 47' 26 West 232.00 feet to a point, thence North 86° 45' 37 West 396.88 feet to a point, thence South 06° 25' 39 West 146.05 feet to a point, thence South 20° 38' 12 West 206.54 feet to a point, thence South 80° 34' 29 West 414.02 feet to a point, thence North 83° 01' 13 West 550.40 feet to a point, thence North 15° 09' 39 East 99.87 feet to a point, thence North 65° 06' 40 West 95.19 feet to a point, thence North 01° 18' 57 East 636.11 feet to a point, thence South 88° 47' 08 East 373.58 feet to a point, thence North 35° 56' 18 East 1,228.56 feet to a point, thence North 87° 42' 16 East 120.87 feet to a point, thence North 08° 54' 16 East 229.80 feet to a point, thence North 35° 56' 04 East 796.77 feet to a point, thence North 07° 11' 33 East, 1,282.66 feet to a point, said point being indicated by N‑670565.5558 and E‑2579184.4733, thence North 26° 25' 38 West 695.17 feet to a point, thence North 63° 16' 57 East 371.37 feet to a point, thence South 81° 05' 02 East 387.89 feet to a point, thence South 87° 45' 37 East 1,114.31 feet to a point, thence North 04° 45' 37 East 1,114.31 feet to a point, thence North 04° 03' 51 East 34.86 feet to a point, thence South 82° 03' 22 East 64.20 feet to a point, thence South 77° 19' 54 East 49.81 feet to a point, thence South 73° 50' 35 East 126.92 feet to a point, thence South 67° 15' 29 East 110.35 feet to a point, thence South 57° 05' 04 East 163.06 feet to a point, thence South 48° 01' 54 East 131.17 feet to a point, thence South 33° 48' 37 West 197.95 feet to a point, thence South 03° 39' 47 West 344.73 feet to a point, thence South 35° 37' 45 West 809.28 feet to a point, thence South 33° 46' 12 East 95.41 feet to appoint, thence South 05° 03' 42 East 76.93 feet to a pint, thence South 27° 25' 05 East 101.72 feet to a point, thence South 85° 04' 40 East 115.15 feet to a point, thence South 29° 08' 49 East 213.80 feet to a point thence South 66° 30' 50 East 54.72 feet to a point, thence South 29° 03' 37 East 215.06 feet to a point, thence South 49° 45' 04 East 163.01 feet to a point, thence South 41° 57' 43 'East 226.76 feet to a point, thence South 35° 37' 48 East 109.45 feet to a point, thence South 14° 32' 12'' East 116.32 feet to a point, said point being indicated by N‑668717.6694 and E‑2581521. 7757, thence South 53° 13' 30 West 64.94 feet to a point, thence North 85° 32' 49 West 24.03 feet to a point, thence South 48° 12' 55 West 163.24 feet to a point, thence South 27° 55' 18 East 131.07 feet to a point, thence South 26° 35' 04 East 220.74 feet to a point, thence North 63° 37' 38 East 116.64 feet to a point, thence South 47° 57' 16 East 295.08 feet to a point, thence South 49° 51' 07'' West 2.25 feet to a point, thence North 35° 17' 53 West 3.86 feet to a point, thence South 67° 05' 44 West 131.14 feet to a point, thence South 27° 03' 31 East 1,036.94 feet to a point, then South 87° 30' 41 East 288.92 feet to a point, thence South 55° 10' 39 East 44.75 feet to a point, thence South 19° 42' 31 East 48.15 feet to a point, thence South 00° 55' 13 West 414.62 feet to a point, thence South 19° 21' 41 West 223.92 feet to a point, thence North 63° 47' 08 West 56.33 feet to a point, thence South 84° 10' 28 West 59.63 feet to a point, thence South 35° 46' 30 West 128.65 feet to a point, thence South 66° 12' 53 West 943.32 feet to a point, thence North 20° 56' 38 West 764.33 feet to a point, said point indicated by N‑666678;6735 and E‑2581094.0922, the point and place of beginning and being the same property shown on that certain survey by Burgess Land Surveying, P.A. dated July 22, 2009.

SECTION 2.  This act has no effect upon the validity of any liens of the City of Washington for ad valorem taxes or special assessments outstanding before the effective date of this act. Such liens may be collected or foreclosed upon after the effective date of this act as though the property were still within the corporate limits of the City of Washington.

SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective June 30, 2023. Property in the territory described in Section 1 of this act as of January 1, 2023, is no longer subject to municipal taxes for taxes imposed for taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2023.