North Carolina General Statutes 153A-244. Railroad revitalization programs
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 153A-244
- County: means any one of the counties listed in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
Any county is authorized to participate in State and federal railroad revitalization programs necessary to insure continued or improved rail service to the county, as are authorized in Article 2D of Chapter 136 of the N.C. Gen. Stat.. County participation includes the authority to enter into contracts with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to provide for the nonfederal matching funds for railroad revitalization programs. Such funds may be comprised of State funds distributed to the counties under the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 136-44.38 and of county funds. County governments are also authorized to levy local property tax for railroad revitalization programs subject to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-149(d). County funds for any project may not exceed ten percent (10%) of total project costs. (1979, c. 658, s. 4.)