North Carolina General Statutes 160A-602. Definition of territorial jurisdiction of Authority
An authority may be created for any area of the State that, at the time of creation of the authority, meets the following criteria:
(1) The area consists of three counties:
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 160A-602
- Authority: means a Regional Public Transportation Authority as defined by subdivision (6) of this section. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-601
- 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
- 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
- Unit of local government: means any county, city, town or municipality of this State, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, Authority, or district in this State, which is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, own, and operate public transportation systems. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-601
(2) At least one of those counties contains at least part of a County Research and Production Service District established pursuant to Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 153A of the N.C. Gen. Stat.; and
(3) The other two counties each:
a. Contain at least one unit of local government that is designated by the Governor of the State of North Carolina as a recipient pursuant to Section 9 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended; and
b. Are adjacent to at least one county that contains at least part of a County Research and Production Service District established pursuant to Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 153A of the N.C. Gen. Stat.. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)