Farmland and military land protection bill sent to governor
House Bill 133 would restrict certain adversarial foreign government interests in agricultural land and land near military installations.
RALEIGH — A bill restricting certain adversarial foreign government interests in agricultural land and land near military installations was presented to the governor July 2.
House Bill 133, titled the “NC Farmland and Military Protection Act,” lists its latest action as “Pres. To Gov. 7/2/2026.” The bill had been ratified July 1 after House concurrence in a Senate committee substitute.
The Legislative Reporting Service summary says the bill would add a new Article 4, “Prohibit Adversarial Foreign Government Acquisition of Certain Lands.” The summary says the measure would prohibit an adversarial foreign government from purchasing, acquiring, leasing or holding an interest in agricultural land or land within a 75-mile radius of a military installation.
The bill summary says transfers made in violation of the proposed law would be void. The proposal defines “adversarial foreign government” to include a state-controlled enterprise or the government of a country or group subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations under federal rules.
The summary lists military installations covered by the measure, including Fort Bragg, Pope Army Airfield, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, New River Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point, the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City, Naval Support Activity Northwest, Blakeslee Air Force Recreation Area, Fort Fisher’s air route surveillance radar, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and North Carolina National Guard facilities.
The bill is statewide in scope because it affects land ownership restrictions tied to agriculture, military installations and state policy on foreign government land interests.
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