House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.
Section 2.
Reduces the cap on the renewal fee under GS 89C-17 from $100 per calendar year of the renewal period to $75 per calendar year of the renewal period. Lowers the reinstatement fee from a charged capped at $200 to a charge capped at $100.
Prevents an unlicensed person from representing themselves as a professional land surveyor or holding out to the public any land surveying expertise with the intent to practice land surveying in GS 89C-23.
Section 3.
Repeals GS 89C-19.2 (limited right of entry by professional land surveyors) but now recodifies the language of GS 89C-19.2 as GS 14-159.15 with the following changes. Removes provisions requiring a professional land surveyor to make reasonable efforts to notify adjoining landowners upon whose land its necessary to enter. Removes lessee liability to a professional land surveyor or a person under their supervision for damages and injury to them that was willfully or deliberately caused by the lessee. Removes defined term critical infrastructure facilities and adds practice of land surveying. Clarifies that new GS 14-157.15 does not give a professional land surveyor the authority to either (1) enter lands traversed by an operating railroad or properties owned, held, used, or operated by the railroad or its subsidiaries or (2) enter lands containing critical infrastructure. Makes technical, conforming, and organizational changes. Applies to acts occurring on or after the act’s effective date.
Statutes affected: Filed: 89C-3, 89C-10, 89C-12, 89C-14, 89C-16, 89C-17, 89C-23, 89C-25, 89C-25.2
Edition 1: 89C-3, 89C-10, 89C-12, 89C-14, 89C-16, 89C-17, 89C-23, 89C-25, 89C-25.2
Edition 2: 89C-3, 89C-10, 89C-12, 89C-14, 89C-16, 89C-17, 89C-23, 89C-25, 89C-25.2, 89C-19.2
Edition 3: 89C-3, 89C-10, 89C-12, 89C-14, 89C-16, 89C-17, 89C-23, 89C-25, 89C-25.2, 89C-19.2