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NC Gen Stat § 136-196 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 15 - Railroads.|§ 136-196 - Injury to passenger while in prohibited place.

 136-196. Injury to passenger while in prohibited place.If any passenger on any railroad is injured in any portion of a train where passengers are prohibited by notice conspicuously posted in its passenger cars, such railroad shall not be liable for the injury, provided the railroad has furnished sufficient room within its passenger cars for the proper accommodation of all passengers on the train. (1871-2, c. 138, s. 42; Code, s. 1978; Rev., s. 2628; C.S., s. 3509; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1; 1998-128, s. 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-197 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 15 - Railroads.|§ 136-197 - Ticket may be refused intoxicated person; penalty for prohibited entry.

 136-197. Ticket may be refused intoxicated person; penalty for prohibited entry.The ticket agent of a passenger train shall at all times have the power to refuse to sell a ticket to a person wanting to purchase a ticket who may at the time be intoxicated. The conductor in charge of the train shall at all times have the power to prevent an intoxicated person from boarding the train. An intoxicated person who boards a train after being forbidden by the conductor to do so is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1998-128, s. 16.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-198 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 15 - Railroads.|§ 136-198 - Passenger refusing to pay fare or violating rules may be ejected.

 136-198. Passenger refusing to pay fare or violating rules may be ejected.If a passenger shall refuse to pay the fare, be or become intoxicated, or violate the rules of a passenger train, it shall be lawful for the conductor of the train to stop the train at any station or at any regular stop, and to put the passenger and the passenger's baggage out of the train, using no unnecessary force. (1998-128, s. 16.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-200 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 16 - Planning.|§ 136-200 - Definitions.

 136-200. Definitions.As used in this Article:(1) "Conformity" means the extent to which transportation plans, programs, and projects conform to federal air quality requirements as specified in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 93, Subpart A (1 July 1998 Edition).(1a) "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.S.C. 134.(2) "Department" means the North Carolina Department of Transportation.(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.(4) "Metropolitan Planning Organization" or "MPO" means an agency that is designated or redesignated by a memorandum of understanding as a Metropolitan Planning Organization in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 134.(5) "Regionally significant project" has the same meaning as under 40 Code of Federal Regulations 93.101 (1 July 1998 Edition).(6) "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. (1999-328, s. 4.10; 2000-80, ss. 1-3.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-200.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 16 - Planning.|§ 136-200.1 - Metropolitan planning organizations recognized.

 136-200.1. Metropolitan planning organizations recognized.Metropolitan planning organizations established pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 134 are hereby recognized under the law of the State. Metropolitan planning organizations in existence on the effective date of this section continue unaffected until redesignated or restructured in accordance with the provisions of and according to the procedures established by 23 U.S.C. 134 and this Article. The provisions of this Article are intended to supplement the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 134. In the event any provision of this Article is deemed inconsistent with the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 134, the provisions of federal law shall control. (2000-80, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-200.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 16 - Planning.|§ 136-200.3 - Additional provisions applicable to consolidated metropolitan planning organizations.

 136-200.3. Additional provisions applicable to consolidated metropolitan planning organizations.(a) Limit on Basis for Project Objection. - Beginning with the 2004 State Transportation Improvement Program, neither the State nor a consolidated metropolitan planning organization shall have a basis to object to a project that is proposed for funding in the Transportation Improvement Program, provided that the project does not affect projects previously programmed, if the project is included in a mutually adopted plan developed pursuant to G.S. 136-66.2, and is consistent with the project selection criteria contained in the memorandum of understanding creating the consolidated metropolitan planning organization.(b) Project Ranking Priorities. - Beginning with the 2004 State Transportation Improvement Program, and subject to the availability of funding, the Department of Transportation, when developing the Transportation Improvement Program, shall abide by the project ranking priorities approved by a:(1) Consolidated metropolitan planning organization for any project within its jurisdiction, if the project is not a National Highway System or bridge and Interstate maintenance program project.(2) Regional transportation authority created pursuant to Article 27 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, for any project that all metropolitan planning organizations within the authority's jurisdiction have delegated responsibility, if the project is not a National Highway System or bridge and Interstate maintenance program project. (2000-80, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-200.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 16 - Planning.|§ 136-200.4 - Additional requirements for metropolitan planning organizations located in nonattainment areas.

 136-200.4. Additional requirements for metropolitan planning organizations located in nonattainment areas.(a) Consultation and Single Conformity Plan Required. - When an area of the State is designated as non-attainment under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.) all metropolitan planning organizations with at least twenty-five percent (25%) of their area of jurisdiction located within the boundaries of the nonattainment area shall consult on appropriate emissions reduction strategies and shall adopt a single, unified plan for achieving conformity. The strategies set forth in the unified plan shall be incorporated by each affected metropolitan planning organization into its respective long range transportation plan developed pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 134(g).(b) Effect of Failure to Adopt Required Plan. - If a metropolitan planning organization does not comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section within one year after designation of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the metropolitan planning organization's area of jurisdiction as nonattainment under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.), the Department shall not allocate any of the following funds to projects within the metropolitan planning organization's area of jurisdiction:(1) One hundred percent (100%) State-funded road construction funds.(2) State matching funds for any road construction or transit capital project.(3) Federal congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program funds.(c) Mandatory Evaluation and Report. - Each metropolitan planning organization located in whole or in part in areas designated as nonattainment under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) shall complete the evaluation process provided for in G.S. 136-200.2 and submit its findings and recommendations to the Department of Transportation within one year of the effective date of designation as nonattainment. A metropolitan planning organization may request and be granted by the Department an extension if the metropolitan planning organization can show cause for the extension. Extensions shall be granted in no more than one year increments. (2000-80, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-200.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 16 - Planning.|§ 136-200.5 - Matching funds for Metropolitan Planning Organizations located in nonattainment areas or maintenance areas.

 136-200.5. Matching funds for Metropolitan Planning Organizations located in nonattainment areas or maintenance areas.(a) Application. - The lead planning agency for any Metropolitan Planning Organization located in an area designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.) may apply to the Department of Transportation for funds to avoid a plan conformity lapse.(b) Matching Required. - Funds provided under this section shall be matched one-for-one by the local applicant agency.(c) Use of Funds. - Funds provided under this section shall be used by the local applicant agency only to avoid a plan conformity lapse.(d) Limit on Funds. - The Department shall not provide more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per fiscal year to any lead planning organization of a Metropolitan Planning Organization pursuant to this section.(e) Payback Required. - Any funds provided to a lead planning organization of a Metropolitan Planning Organization under this section shall be repaid within five years, either from local sources or as an offset against planning funds that might otherwise have been made available from the Department to the lead planning organization. (2003-284, s. 29.14(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-200.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 16 - Planning.|§ 136-200.6 - Funds for local transportation planning efforts in areas designated nonattainment areas or maintenance areas.

 136-200.6. Funds for local transportation planning efforts in areas designated nonattainment areas or maintenance areas.(a) Application. - A regional transportation planning agency in an area designated as a nonattainment or maintenance area under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.) that has policy-setting authority for the entire designated area and that is representative of all local governments within the area, may apply to the Department of Transportation for funds to support local transportation planning efforts in that local government's region.(b) Matching Required. - Funds provided under this section shall be matched one-for-one by the applicant agency.(c) Use of Funds. - Funds provided under this section shall only be used by the local applicant agency to support regional transportation planning within the designated area.(d) Local Staff Required. - Funds shall be provided under this section only if local governments in the designated area support and supply staff to the regional transportation planning agency.(e) Limit on Funds. - The Department shall not provide more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in any fiscal year to any agency pursuant to this section. (2003-284, s. 29.14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-201 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 16 - Planning.|§ 136-201 - Plan for intermodal interface.

 136-201. Plan for intermodal interface.When planning a regionally significant transportation project, the Department shall consider design alternatives that will facilitate the cost-effective interface of the project with other existing or planned transportation projects, including highway, airport, rail, bus, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. The Department of Transportation shall record its consideration of these design alternatives in the planning documents for the project. (1999-328, s. 4.10.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-202 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 16 - Planning.|§ 136-202 - Metropolitan planning organizations.

 136-202. Metropolitan planning organizations.(a) Each Metropolitan Planning Organization shall base all transportation plans, metropolitan transportation improvement programs, and conformity determinations on the most recently completed regional travel demand model.(b) Each Metropolitan Planning Organization shall update its transportation plans in accordance with the scheduling requirements stated in 23 Code of Federal Regulations 450.322 (1 April 1999 Edition).(c) The Department, the metropolitan planning organizations, and the Department of Environmental Quality shall jointly evaluate and adjust the regions defined in each regional travel demand model at least once every five years and no later than October 1 of the year following each decennial federal census. The evaluation and adjustment shall be based on decennial census data and the most recent populations estimates certified by the State Budget Officer. The adjustment of these boundaries shall reflect current and projected patterns of population, employment, travel, congestion, commuting, and public transportation use and the effects of these patterns on air quality.(d) The Department shall report on the evaluation and adjustment of the boundaries of the area served by each Metropolitan Planning Organization to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and the Environmental Review Commission no later than November 1 of each year in which the regions are evaluated and adjusted.(e) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-156, s. 1(a), effective June 19, 2013.  (1999-328, s. 4.10; 2004-203, s. 5(k); 2012-142, s. 24.16(a); 2013-156, s. 1(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-210 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 17 - Rural Transportation Planning Organizations.|§ 136-210 - Definitions.

 136-210. Definitions.As used in this Article, "Rural Transportation Planning Organization" means a voluntary organization of local elected officials or their designees and representatives of local transportation systems formed by a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Transportation to work cooperatively with the Department to plan rural transportation systems and to advise the Department on rural transportation policy. (2000-123, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-212 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 17 - Rural Transportation Planning Organizations.|§ 136-212 - Duties of Rural Transportation Planning Organizations.

 136-212. Duties of Rural Transportation Planning Organizations.The duties of a Rural Transportation Planning Organization shall include, but not be limited to:(1) Developing, in cooperation with the Department, long-range local and regional multimodal transportation plans.(2) Providing a forum for public participation in the transportation planning process.(3) Developing and prioritizing suggestions for transportation projects the organization believes should be included in the State's Transportation Improvement Program.(4) Providing transportation-related information to local governments and other interested organizations and persons. (2000-123, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-213 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 17 - Rural Transportation Planning Organizations.|§ 136-213 - Administration and staff.

 136-213. Administration and staff.(a) Administrative Entity. - Each Rural Transportation Planning Organization, working in cooperation with the Department, shall select an appropriate administrative entity for the organization. Eligible administrative entities include, but are not limited to, regional economic development agencies, regional councils of government, chambers of commerce, and local governments.(b) Professional Staff. - The Department, each Rural Transportation Planning Organization, and any adjacent Metropolitan Planning Organization shall cooperatively determine the appropriate professional planning staff needs of the organization.(c) Funding. - If funds are appropriated for that purpose, the Department may make grants to Rural Transportation Planning Organizations to carry out the duties listed in G.S. 136-212. The members of the Rural Transportation Planning Organization shall contribute at least twenty percent (20%) of the cost of any staff resources employed by the organization to carry out the duties listed in G.S. 136-212. The Department may make additional planning grants to economically distressed counties, as designated by the North Carolina Department of Commerce. (2000-123, s. 2; 2002-170, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-214 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 17 - Rural Transportation Planning Organizations.|§ 136-214 - Matching funds for federal State Planning and Research Program Grants.

 136-214. Matching funds for federal State Planning and Research Program Grants.The Department of Transportation shall annually allocate funds to qualifying Metropolitan Planning Organizations and Rural Transportation Planning Organizations to be used to fund a portion of the local match required for federal State Planning and Research Program funds under 23 U.S.C. 505. A Metropolitan Planning Organization is only eligible for funding under this section if it has a population of 500,000 or less, as determined by the most recent census. The funds shall be allocated as follows:(1) For a Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Transportation Planning Organization that includes at least one representative from a development tier one area, as determined under G.S. 143B-437.08, the Department shall allocate an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the total local match required.(2) For a Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Transportation Planning Organization that does not qualify under subdivision (1) of this section, but includes at least one representative from a development tier two area, as determined under G.S. 143B-437.08, the Department shall allocate an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the total local match required.(3) The Department shall not allocate any funds under this section to a Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Transportation Planning Organization that does not qualify under this section.  (2017-57, s. 34.8(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-220 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 18 - Virginia North Carolina Interstate High Speed Rail Compact.|§ 136-220 - Compact established.

 136-220. Compact established.Pursuant to the invitation in 49 U.S.C. 24101 (Interstate Compacts), in which the United States Congress grants consent to states with an interest in a specific form, route, or corridor of intercity passenger rail service (including high-speed rail service) to enter into interstate compacts, there is hereby established the Virginia-North Carolina Interstate High-Speed Rail Compact. (2004-114, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-221 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 18 - Virginia North Carolina Interstate High Speed Rail Compact.|§ 136-221 - Agreement.

 136-221. Agreement.The Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina agree, upon adoption of this compact:(1) To study, develop, and promote a plan for the design, construction, financing, and operation of interstate high-speed rail service through and between points in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina, and adjacent states.(2) To coordinate efforts to establish high-speed rail service at the federal, State, and local governmental levels.(3) To advocate for federal funding to support the establishment of high-speed interstate rail service within and through Virginia and North Carolina and to receive federal funds made available for rail development.(4) To provide funding and resources to the Virginia-North Carolina High-Speed Rail Compact Commission from funds that are or may become available and are appropriated for that purpose. (2004-114, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-222 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 18 - Virginia North Carolina Interstate High Speed Rail Compact.|§ 136-222 - Commission established; appointment and terms of members; cochairs; reports; commission funds; staff.

 136-222. Commission established; appointment and terms of members; cochairs; reports; commission funds; staff.(a) Commission established. - The Virginia-North Carolina High-Speed Rail Compact Commission is hereby established as a regional instrumentality and a common agency of each signatory party, empowered in a manner hereinafter to carry out the purposes of the Compact.(b) Members, terms. - The Virginia members of the Commission shall be appointed as follows: three members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and two members of the Senate, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. The North Carolina members of the Commission shall be composed of five members as follows: two members of the Senate appointed by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one appointed by the Governor.(c) Cochairs. - A cochair to the Commission shall be chosen by the Virginia members of the Commission from among its Virginia membership for a term of one year. A cochair to the Commission shall be chosen by the North Carolina members of the Commission from among its North Carolina membership for a term of one year.(d) Meetings and reports. - The Commission shall meet at least twice each year, at least once in Virginia and once in North Carolina, and shall issue a report of its activities each year.(e) Funds. - The Commission may utilize, for its operation and expenses, funds appropriated to it therefore by the legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina, or received from federal sources.(f) Virginia members of the Commission shall receive compensation and reimbursement for expenses in accordance with the applicable laws of that state. North Carolina members of the Commission shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances in accordance with G.S. 120-31, 138-5, or 138-6, as appropriate.(g) Staff. - Primary staff to the Commission shall be provided by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.  (2004-114, s. 1; 2015-264, s. 73.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-250 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 19 - Congestion Relief and Intermodal 21st Century Transportation Fund.|§ 136-250 - Congestion Relief and Intermodal Transportation 21st Century Fund.

 136-250. Congestion Relief and Intermodal Transportation 21st Century Fund.There is established in the State treasury the Congestion Relief and Intermodal Transportation 21st Century Fund, hereinafter referred to as the Fund. The Fund shall consist of all revenues appropriated and allocated to it. Interest on earnings of the Fund shall remain within the Fund.  (2009-527, s. 1.)