North Carolina General Statutes 105-506.1. Definitions
The definitions in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-164.3 and the following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) Board of trustees. – The governing body of a transportation authority.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 105-506.1
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Net proceeds. – Gross proceeds less the cost of administering and collecting the tax.
(3) Public transportation system. – Any combination of real and personal property established for purposes of public transportation. The systems may include one or more of the following: structures, improvements, buildings, equipment, vehicle parking or passenger transfer facilities, railroads and railroad rights-of-way, rights-of-way, bus services, shared-ride services, high-occupancy vehicle facilities, car-pool and vanpool programs, voucher programs, telecommunications and information systems, integrated fare systems, and the interconnected bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure that supports public transportation, bus lanes, and busways. The term does not include, however, streets, roads, or highways except to the extent they are dedicated to public transportation vehicles or to the extent they are necessary for access to vehicle parking or passenger transfer facilities.
(4) Transportation authority. – For the purposes of Parts 3 and 4 of this Article, a regional public transportation authority created pursuant to Article 26 of Chapter 160A of the N.C. Gen. Stat.; and for the purposes of Parts 3 and 5 of this Article, a regional transportation authority created pursuant to Article 27 of Chapter 160A of the N.C. Gen. Stat.. (1997-417, s. 1; 2009-527, s. 2(a), (b).)