AN ACT to provide that water supplied by a public water system regulated under the north carolina drinking water act is not subject to certain warranties.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. G.S. 130A‑315 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(g)	A supplier of water regulated under this Article shall not be deemed to provide any warranty under Article 2 of Chapter 25 of the General Statutes, including an implied warranty of merchantability or an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 18th day of July, 2008.

	s/	 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 8:25 p.m. this 28th day of July, 2008