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NC Gen Stat § 160A-563 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 24 - Parking Authorities.|§ 160A-563 - Actions against the authority.

 160A-563. Actions against the authority.In every action against the authority for damages, for injuries to real or personal property, or for the destruction thereof, or for personal injuries or death, the complaint shall contain an allegation that at least 30 days have elapsed since the demand, claim or claims upon which such action is founded were presented to a member of the authority, or to its secretary, or to its chief executive officer and that the authority has neglected or refused to make an adjustment or payment thereof for 30 days after such presentment. (1951, c. 779, s. 19; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 44.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-564 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 24 - Parking Authorities.|§ 160A-564 - Termination of authority.

 160A-564. Termination of authority.The city council shall have the authority to terminate the existence of the authority at any time. In the event of such termination, all property and assets of the authority shall automatically become the property of the city and the city shall succeed to all rights, obligations and liabilities of the authority. (1951, c. 779, s. 20; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, ss. 43, 44.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-565 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 24 - Parking Authorities.|§ 160A-565 - Inconsistent provisions in other acts superseded.

 160A-565. Inconsistent provisions in other acts superseded.Insofar as the provisions of this Article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, the provisions of this Article shall be controlling. This Article shall not repeal or modify any other act providing a different method of financing parking projects in cities, the powers conferred hereby being intended to be in addition to and not in substitution for the powers conferred by other acts. (1951, c. 779, s. 22; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 44.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-575 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-575 - Title.

 160A-575. Title.This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "North Carolina Public Transportation Authorities Act." (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-576 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-576 - Definitions.

 160A-576. Definitions.As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) "Authority" means a body corporate and politic organized in accordance with the provisions of this Article for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.(2) "Governing body" means the board, commission, council or other body, by whatever name it may be known, in which the general legislative powers of the municipality are vested.(3) "Municipality" means any county, city, or town 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.(4) "Municipality's chief administrative official" means the county manager, city manager, town manager, or other person, by whatever title he shall be known, in whom the responsibility for the municipality's administrative duties is vested.(5) "Public transportation" means transportation of passengers whether or not for hire by any means of conveyance, including but not limited to a street railway, elevated railway or guideway, subway, motor vehicle or motor bus, either publicly or privately owned and operated, holding itself out to the general public for the transportation of persons within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority, including charter service.(6) "Public transportation system" means, without limitation, a combination of real and personal property, structures, improvements, buildings, equipment, vehicle parking or other facilities, and rights-of-way, or any combination thereof, used or useful for the purposes of public transportation. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-577 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-577 - Creation; membership.

 160A-577. Creation; membership.A municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, create a transportation authority, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "authority." It shall be a body corporate and politic. It shall consist of up to 11 members as determined by the governing body of the municipality.Members of the authority shall reside within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority as hereinafter set out. They shall be appointed by the governing body of the municipality. The terms of the members shall be fixed by the governing body. Appointments to fill vacancies occurring during the regular terms shall be made by the governing body. The appointments of all members shall run until their successors are appointed and qualified.The members of the authority shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from the membership of the authority. They shall also elect a secretary who may, or may not, be a member of the authority.A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present at a meeting of the authority shall be required to constitute action of the authority. Members of the authority shall receive such compensation, if any, as may be fixed by the governing body of the municipality. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-578 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-578 - Purpose of the authority.

 160A-578. Purpose of the authority.The purpose of the authority shall be to provide for a safe, adequate and convenient public transportation system for the municipality creating the authority and for its immediate environs, through the granting of franchises, ownership and leasing of terminals, buses and other transportation facilities and equipment, and otherwise through the exercise of the powers and duties conferred upon it. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-580 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-580 - Authority of Utilities Commission not affected.

 160A-580. Authority of Utilities Commission not affected.Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the power or authority of the North Carolina Utilities Commission or the right of appeal to the North Carolina Utilities Commission as provided by law. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-581 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-581 - Territorial jurisdiction.

 160A-581. Territorial jurisdiction.The jurisdiction of the authority shall extend to all local public passenger transportation operating within the municipality. Said jurisdiction shall also extend up to 30 miles outside of the corporate limits of the municipality where the municipality is a town or city, and up to five miles outside of the boundaries of the municipality where the municipality is a county or up to five miles outside of the combined boundaries of a group of counties. The authority shall not have jurisdiction over public transportation subject to the jurisdiction of and regulated by the I.C.C., nor shall it have jurisdiction over intrastate public transportation classified as common carriers of passengers by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. A public transportation authority shall not extend service into a political subdivision without the consent of the governing body of that political subdivision. A majority vote of the governing body shall constitute consent. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-582 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-582 - Fiscal accountability.

 160A-582. Fiscal accountability.The authority shall be fiscally accountable to the municipality, and the municipality's governing body shall have authority to examine all records and accounts of the authority at any time. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-583 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-583 - Funds.

 160A-583. Funds.The establishment and operation of a transportation authority as herein authorized are governmental functions and constitute a public purpose, and the municipality is hereby authorized to appropriate funds to support the establishment and operation of the transit authority. The municipality may also dedicate, sell, convey, donate or lease any of its interest in any property to the authority. Further, the authority is hereby authorized to establish such license and regulatory fees and charges as it may deem appropriate, subject to the approval of the governing body of the municipality. If the governing body finds that the funds otherwise available are insufficient, it may call a special election without a petition and submit to the qualified voters of the municipality the question of whether or not a special tax shall be levied and/or bonds issued, specifying the maximum amount thereof, for the purpose of acquiring lands, buildings, equipment and facilities and for the operations of the transit authority. Any special election shall be conducted in accordance with G.S. 163-287.  (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45; 2013-381, s. 10.29; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-584 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-584 - Effect on existing franchises and operations.

 160A-584. Effect on existing franchises and operations.In the event a transportation authority is established under the authority of this Article, any existing franchises granted by the municipality shall continue in full force and effect until legally terminated; further, all ordinances and resolutions of the municipality regulating bus operations and taxicabs shall continue in full force and effect until superseded by regulations of the transportation authority. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-585 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-585 - Termination.

 160A-585. Termination.The governing body of the municipality shall have the authority to terminate the existence of the authority at any time. In the event of such termination, all property and assets of the authority shall automatically become the property of the municipality and the municipality shall succeed to all rights, obligations and liabilities of the authority. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-586 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-586 - Controlling provisions.

 160A-586. Controlling provisions.Insofar as the provisions of this Article are not consistent with the provisions of any other law, public or private, the provisions of this Article shall be controlling. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-587 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-587 - Consolidation of public transportation authority and parking authority.

 160A-587. Consolidation of public transportation authority and parking authority.The municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, vest in a single body corporate and politic both the powers of a public transportation authority in accordance with the provisions of this Article and the powers of a parking authority in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of Chapter 160 of the General Statutes. Notwithstanding the membership provisions of G.S. 160A-553, the members of a consolidated body created pursuant to this section shall be selected according to the provisions of G.S. 160A-577. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-588 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 25 - Public Transportation Authorities.|§ 160A-588 - Joint provision of services.

 160A-588. Joint provision of services.Two or more municipalities may cooperate in the exercise of any power granted by this Article according to the procedures and provisions of G.S. 160A-460 through 160A-464 of Part 1 of Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes. Additional municipalities may join an existing transportation authority upon making satisfactory arrangements pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 160A-460 through 160A-464 of Part 1 of Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-600 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 26 - Regional Public Transportation Authority.|§ 160A-600 - Title.

 160A-600. Title.This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Regional Public Transportation Authority Act." (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-601 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 26 - Regional Public Transportation Authority.|§ 160A-601 - Definitions.

 160A-601. Definitions.As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) "Authority" means a Regional Public Transportation Authority as defined by subdivision (6) of this section.(2) "Board of Trustees" means the governing board of the Authority, in which the general legislative powers of the Authority are vested.(3) "Population" means the number of persons residing in respective areas as defined and enumerated in the most recent decennial federal census.(4) "Public transportation" means transportation of passengers whether or not for hire by any means of conveyance, including but not limited to a street or elevated railway or guideway, subway, motor vehicle or motor bus, carpool or vanpool, either publicly or privately owned and operated, holding itself out to the general public for the transportation of persons within or working within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority, excluding charter, tour, or sight-seeing service.(5) "Public transportation system" means, without limitation, a combination of real and personal property, structures, improvements, buildings, equipment, vehicle parking or other facilities, railroads and railroad rights-of-way whether held in fee simple by quitclaim or easement, and rights-of-way, or any combination thereof, used or useful for the purposes of public transportation. "Public transportation system" however, does not include streets, roads, or highways except those for ingress and egress to vehicle parking.(6) "Regional Public Transportation Authority," means a body corporate and politic organized in accordance with the provisions of this Article for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.(7) "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.(8) "Unit of local government's chief administrative official" means the county manager, city manager, town manager, or other person, by whatever title he shall be known, in whom the responsibility for the unit of local government's administrative duties is vested. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-602 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 26 - Regional Public Transportation Authority.|§ 160A-602 - Definition of territorial jurisdiction of Authority.

 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:(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 General Statutes; 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; andb. 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 General Statutes. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-603 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 26 - Regional Public Transportation Authority.|§ 160A-603 - Creation of Authority.

 160A-603. Creation of Authority.(a) The Boards of Commissioners of all three counties within an area for which an authority may be created as defined in G.S. 160A-602 may by resolution signify their determination to organize an authority under the provisions of this Article. Each of such resolutions shall be adopted after a public hearing thereon, notice of which hearing shall be given by publication at least once, not less than 10 days prior to the date fixed for such hearing, in a newspaper having a general circulation in the county. Such notice shall contain a brief statement of the substance of the proposed resolution, shall set forth the proposed articles of incorporation of the Authority and shall state the time and place of the public hearing to be held thereof. No county shall be required to make any other publication of such resolution under the provisions of any other law.(b) Each such resolution shall include articles of incorporation which shall set forth:(1) The name of the authority;(2) A statement that such authority is organized under this Article; and(3) The names of the three organizing counties.(c) A certified copy of each of such resolutions signifying the determination to organize an authority under the provisions of this Article shall be filed with the Secretary of State, together with proof of publication of the notice of hearing on each of such resolutions. If the Secretary of State finds that the resolutions, including the articles of incorporation, conform to the provisions of this Article and that the notices of hearing were properly published, he shall file such resolutions and proofs of publication in his office and shall issue a certificate of incorporation under the seal of the State and shall record the same in an appropriate book of record in his office. The issuance of such certificate of incorporation by the Secretary of State shall constitute the Authority a public body and body politic and corporate of the State of North Carolina. Said certificate of incorporation shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that such authority has been duly created and established under the provisions of this Article.(d) When the Authority has been duly organized and its officers elected as herein provided the secretary of the Authority shall certify to the Secretary of State the names and addresses of such officers as well as the address of the principal office of the Authority.(e) The Authority may become a Designated Recipient pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-604 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 26 - Regional Public Transportation Authority.|§ 160A-604 - Territorial jurisdiction of the Authority.

 160A-604. Territorial jurisdiction of the Authority.(a) The territorial jurisdiction of any authority created pursuant to this Article shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the three counties that organized it.(b) Except as provided by this Article, the jurisdiction of the Authority may include all local public passenger transportation operating within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority, but the Authority may not take over the operation of any existing public transportation without the consent of the owner.(c) The Authority shall not have jurisdiction over public transportation subject to the jurisdiction of and regulated by the Interstate Commerce Commission, nor shall it have jurisdiction over intrastate public transportation classified as common carriers of passengers by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-605 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 26 - Regional Public Transportation Authority.|§ 160A-605 - Membership; officers; compensation.

 160A-605. Membership; officers; compensation.(a) The governing body of an authority is the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall consist of 13 members, appointed as follows:(1) The county with the greatest population shall be allocated five members to be appointed as follows:a. Two by the board of commissioners of that county;b. Two by the city council of the city containing the largest population within that county; andc. One by the city council of the city containing the second largest population within that county;(2) The county with the next greatest population shall be allocated three members to be appointed as follows:a. One by the board of commissioners of that county;b. One by the city council of the city containing the largest population within that county; andc. One jointly by that board of commissioners and city council, by procedures agreed on between them;(3) The county with the least population shall be allocated two members to be appointed as follows:a. One by the board of commissioners of that county; andb. One by the city council of the city containing the largest population within that county; and(4) Three members of the Board of Transportation appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, to serve as ex officio nonvoting members.(b) Voting members of the Board of Trustees shall serve for terms of four years, provided that one-half of the initial appointments shall be for two-year terms, to be determined by lot at the first meeting of the Board of Trustees. Initial terms of office shall commence upon approval by the Secretary of State of the articles of incorporation. The members appointed by the Secretary of Transportation shall serve at his pleasure.(c) An appointing authority may appoint one of its members to the Board of Trustees. Service on the Board of Trustees may be in addition to any other office which a person is entitled to hold. Each voting member of the Board of Trustees may hold elective public office as defined by G.S. 128-1.1(d).(d) Members of the Board of Trustees shall reside within the territorial jurisdiction of the Authority as defined by G.S. 160A-604.(e) The Board of Trustees shall annually elect from its membership a Chairperson, and a Vice-Chairperson, and shall annually elect a Secretary, and a Treasurer.(f) Members of the Board of Trustees shall receive the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) as compensation for attendance at each duly conducted meeting of the Authority. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)