{"id":59038,"date":"2025-04-09T13:51:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=59038"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:51:44","slug":"solving-an-obvious-problem-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=59038","title":{"rendered":"Solving An Obvious Problem In North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, The Carolina Journal<\/a> reported that the Senate Agriculture, Energy, and Environmental Committee approved a bill prohibiting the foreign acquisition of land by adversarial nations. This should probably be done on the national level, but a number of states have passed similar laws. I know it’s just a coincidence that much of the farmland that China is buying up is very close to America’s major military installations.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land<\/strong><\/a> (SB 394) is sponsored by Sens. Bob Brinson, R-Craven, Timothy Moffitt, R-Henderson, and Bobby Hanig, R-Currituck. The bill was voted on favorably by the committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe key purpose of this bill is to both safeguard our agriculture integrity and to protect our national security,\u201d explained Brinson. \u201cThis is a state effort to protect national security because food security is national security. This will ensure that North Carolina farmland does not come under international adversarial control and also prevent adversarial nations from acquiring land near sensitive military installations.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bill prohibits land acquisition by adversarial nations outlined in the bill: China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, or entities they control. It blocks these foreign entities from owning agricultural lands and lands within 25 miles of a military installation or areas designated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as special-use airspace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Entities currently owning restricted land before the bill\u2019s effective date must register their holdings with the secretary of state and the attorney general. Foreign entities that acquire restricted land after the bill takes effect are required to divest the property within three years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article notes:<\/p>\n

The bill also introduces a new deed requirement that mandates an affidavit affirming that the buyer is in compliance and is not affiliated with any prohibited foreign entities. The affidavit is already a standard practice for mortgage loans.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

Sen. Jay Chaudhuri, D-Wake, expressed concerns about how this bill would impact\u00a0Smithfield Foods<\/a>, now an independent subsidiary of the Chinese conglomerate the\u00a0WH Group.<\/a>\u00a0The bill would have minimal impact on the company because existing land holdings are provided for within the bill, and they only have to be registered with the secretary of state and attorney general. Additional land acquisitions would be prohibited. It was pointed out that many of Smithfield\u2019s growers are North Carolinians, so this has not been an issue yet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sen. Julie Mayfield, D-Buncombe, addressed concerns about a provision in the bill requiring the Registers of Deeds office to document the citizenship of both parties to any property transaction, not just transactions addressed by the legislation. It was clarified that while this is, in fact, correct, it is not an enforcement mechanism but a public record transaction mechanism.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bill will \u201cprotect North Carolina\u2019s farmland, strengthen our national security, and ensure that our critical resources remain in trusted hands,\u201d according to Brinson.<\/strong><\/p>\n

SB 394 received a favorable report and advanced to the Senate Judiciary Committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This bill needs to pass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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