North Carolina General Statutes 62-100. Definitions
As used in this Article:
(1) The term “begin to construct” includes any clearing of land, excavation, or other action that would adversely affect the natural environment of the route of a transmission line; but that term does not include land surveys, boring to ascertain geological conditions, or similar preliminary work undertaken to determine the suitability of proposed routes for a transmission line that results in temporary changes to the land.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 62-100
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- county: means any one of the counties listed in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-100
- 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
- land: means any real estate or any estate or interest in real estate, including water and riparian rights, regardless of the use to which it is devoted. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-100
- lines: means distribution lines and transmission lines collectively. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-100
- Route: means the course or way which is traveled; the road or highway over which motor vehicles operate. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
- Town: means any unincorporated community or collection of people having a geographical name by which it may be generally known and is so generally designated. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-3
- transmission line: means an electric line designed with a capacity of at least 161 kilovolts. See North Carolina General Statutes 62-100
(2) The word “county” means any one of the counties listed in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 153A-10
(3) The word “land” means any real estate or any estate or interest in real estate, including water and riparian rights, regardless of the use to which it is devoted.
(4) The word “lines” means distribution lines and transmission lines collectively.
(5) The word “municipality” means any incorporated community, whether designated as a city, town, or village and any area over which it exercises any of the powers granted by Chapter 160D of the N.C. Gen. Stat..
(6) The term “public utility” means any of the following:
a. A public utility, as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-3(23).
b. An electric membership corporation.
c. A joint municipal power agency.
d. A city or county that is engaged in producing, generating, transmitting, delivering, or furnishing electricity for private or public use.
(7) The term “transmission line” means an electric line designed with a capacity of at least 161 kilovolts. (1991, c. 189, s. 1; 2013-232, s. 1; 2022-62, s. 7.)