Sales/Transfer tax referenda 2007/2008

last September I posted about local sales and transfer tax referenda that were authorized by the 2007 North Carolina General Assembly.

The North Carolina Association of County Commissioners has just published a chart showing both the 18 counties scheduling 2008 referenda, but also the 2007 results. They also have a short analysis piece on the 2007 and 2008 referenda.

 Here is the 2008 list, updated January 22, 2008:

2008 NC short session bill filing deadlines

I have had several requests this week for the bill filing deadlines for the 2008 short session of the North Carolina General Assembly, which convenes Tuesday, May 13, 2008. The deadlines appear below.

2008 House/Senate Deadlines   

Drafts	To Bill Drafting         By 4:00 PM	Filed in House/Senate  By 4:00 PM
Study Bills	Wednesday, May 14	Wednesday, May 21
Bills Affecting 2007-2008 Budget	Friday, May 16	Tuesday, May 27
Local Bills	Wednesday, May 21	Wednesday, May 28
Bills Affecting Pension or RetirementSystems	Wednesday, May 21	Wednesday, May 28

  Eligible but no deadlines: 

(1)   Appointments to and confirmation of members of State boards and commissions

(2)   State Constitutional amendments

(3)   Resolutions honoring deceased persons

(4)   Resolutions authorizing other bills (two-thirds vote required)

(5)   Bills disapproving administrative rules

Transportation presentations from Charlotte, January 16

Most of the visual presentations from the 21^st Century Transportation Committee meeting in Charlotte on January 16, 2008 are now online.  The only omitted presentation is the Urban Congestion video, and we hope to get a link to that up shortly.

Presentations from the full committee (in alphabetical order):

Charlotte Public Transportation (Keith T. Parker) 1-16-2008

NCDOT Transit and Rail State Perspective (Miriam Perry) 1-16-2008

North Carolina Railroad presentation (Scott Saylor) 1-16-2008

Regional Demographics (Jeff Michael) 01-16-08

Regional Roads Committee Report (Bob Morgan and Allen Tate) 1-16-2008

Urban Congestion-City of Charlotte (Jim Humphreys) 1-16-2008

Presentations from the Finance Committee:

	DOT Presentation
	HF and HTF Budget and Transfers

Presentations from the Intermodal Committee (in chronological order):

	6. Charlotte 2030 Transportation presentation to Intermodal Committee (Keith T. Parker) 1-16-2008
	7. Norfolk Southern Corporation comments (Robert E. Martinez) 1-16-2008
	8. CSX Transportation comments (Carl Warren) 1-16-2008 Note that the Keith Parker Charlotte transit presentation to the Intermodal Committee is a longer version of the one made to the full committee.