Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 136 > Article 16 - Planning

• Conformity: means the extent to which transportation plans, programs, and projects conform to federal air quality requirements as specified in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 93, Subpart A (1 July 1998 Edition). See North Carolina General Statutes 136-200
• Consolidated Metropolitan Planning Organization: means a metropolitan planning organization created on or after January 1, 2001, through a memorandum of understanding by the consolidation of two or more metropolitan planning organizations in existence prior to January 1, 2001, and in accordance with 23 U. See North Carolina General Statutes 136-200
• Department: means the North Carolina Department of Transportation. See North Carolina General Statutes 136-200
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• 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
• in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
• Interface: means a relationship between streams of traffic that efficiently and safely maximizes the mobility of people and goods within and through urbanized areas and minimizes transportation-related fuel consumption and air pollution. See North Carolina General Statutes 136-200
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• MPO: means an agency that is designated or redesignated by a memorandum of understanding as a Metropolitan Planning Organization in accordance with 23 U. See North Carolina General Statutes 136-200
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Regional travel demand model: means a model of a region, defined in the model, that is approved by the Department and each Metropolitan Planning Organization whose boundaries include any part of the region and that uses socioeconomic data and projections to predict demands on a transportation network. See North Carolina General Statutes 136-200
• 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