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NC Gen Stat § 136-18.07 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.07 - Subdivision Roads Manual.

 136-18.07. Subdivision Roads Manual.The Department shall update its Subdivision Roads Minimum Construction Standards Manual and any related pavement or other policies by July 1, 2020, and regularly thereafter, to accurately reflect current federal and State law and applicable judicial decisions. The Department shall report all updates to the Manual to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.  (2019-156, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.2 - Seed planted by Department of Transportation to be approved by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

 136-18.2. Seed planted by Department of Transportation to be approved by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.The Department of Transportation shall not cause any seed to be planted on or along any highway or road right-of-way unless and until such seed has been approved by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as provided for in the rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for such seed. (1957, c. 1002; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1997-261, ss. 88, 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.3 - Location of garbage collection containers by counties and municipalities.

 136-18.3. Location of garbage collection containers by counties and municipalities.(a) The Department of Transportation is authorized to issue permits to counties and municipalities for the location of containers on rights-of-way of state-maintained highways for the collection of garbage. Such containers may be located on highway rights-of-way only when authorized in writing by the Chief Engineer in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation. Such rules and regulations shall take into consideration the safety of travelers on the highway and the elimination of unsightly conditions and health hazards. Such containers shall not be located on fully controlled-access highways.(b) The provisions of G.S. 14-399, which make it a misdemeanor to place garbage on highway rights-of-way, shall not apply to persons placing garbage in containers in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation.(c) The written authority granted by the Department of Transportation shall be no guarantee that the State system highway rights-of-way on which the containers are authorized to be located is owned by the Department of Transportation, and the issuance of such written authority shall be granted only when the county or municipality certifies that written permission to locate the refuse container has been obtained from the owner of the underlying fee if the owner can be determined and located.(d) Whenever any municipality or county fails to comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Department of Transportation or whenever they fail or refuse to comply with any order of the Department of Transportation for the removal or change in the location of a container, then the permit of such county or municipality shall be revoked. The location of such garbage containers on highway rights-of-way after such order for removal or change is unauthorized and illegal; the Department of Transportation shall have the authority to remove such unauthorized or illegal containers and charge the expense of such removal to the county or municipality failing to comply with the order of the Department of Transportation.  (1973, c. 1381; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 2012-85, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.3A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.3A - Wireless communications infrastructure.

 136-18.3A. Wireless communications infrastructure.(a) The definitions set forth in G.S. 160D-931 shall apply to this section.(b) The Department of Transportation is authorized to issue permits to wireless providers for the collocation of wireless facilities and the construction, operation, modification, or maintenance of utility poles, wireless support structures, conduit, cable, and related appurtenances and facilities for the provision of wireless services along, across, upon, or under the rights-of-way of State-maintained highways. The permits and included requirements shall be issued and administered in a reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner.(c) The Department of Transportation shall take action to approve or deny a permit application for collocation of a small wireless facility under this section within a reasonable period of time of receiving the application from a wireless provider.(d) The collocation of small wireless facilities and the construction, operation, modification, or maintenance of utility poles, wireless support structures, conduit, cable, and related appurtenances and facilities for the provision of small wireless facilities along, across, upon, or under the rights-of-way of State-maintained highways shall be subject to all of the following requirements:(1) The structures and facilities shall not obstruct or hinder the usual travel or public safety on any rights-of-way of State-maintained highways or obstruct the legal use of such rights-of-way of State-maintained highways by other utilities.(2) Each new or modified utility pole and wireless support structure installed in the right-of-way of State-maintained highways shall not exceed the greater of (i) 10 feet in height above the height of the tallest existing utility pole, other than a utility pole supporting only wireless facilities, in place as of July 1, 2017, located within 500 feet of the new pole in the same rights-of-way or (ii) 50 feet above ground level.(3) Each new small wireless facility in the right-of-way shall not extend (i) more than 10 feet above an existing utility pole, other than a utility pole supporting only wireless facilities, or wireless support structure in place as of July 1, 2017, or (ii) above the height permitted for a new utility pole or wireless support structure under subdivision (2) of this section.  (2017-159, s. 3(b); 2019-111, s. 2.5(p); 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.4 - Provision and marking of "pull-off" areas.

 136-18.4. Provision and marking of "pull-off" areas.The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and directed (i) to provide as needed within its right-of-way, adjacent to long sections of two-lane primary highway having a steep uphill grade or numerous curves, areas on which buses, trucks and other slow-moving vehicles can pull over so that faster moving traffic may proceed unimpeded and (ii) to erect appropriate and adequate signs along such sections of highway and at the pull-off areas. A driver of a truck, bus, or other slow-moving vehicle who fails to use an area so provided and thereby impedes faster moving traffic following his vehicle shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1975, c. 704; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1993, c. 539, s. 978; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.5 - Wesley D. Webster Highway.

 136-18.5. Wesley D. Webster Highway.State Highway 704 shall be known as the "Wesley D. Webster Highway". (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 974.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.5A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.5A - Purple Heart Memorial Highway.

 136-18.5A. Purple Heart Memorial Highway.Interstate Highway 95 in North Carolina is designated as the "Purple Heart Memorial Highway" to pay tribute to the many North Carolinians who have been awarded the Purple Heart medal after being wounded or killed in action against the enemy. (2002-86, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.5B (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.5B - Dale Earnhardt Highway.

 136-18.5B. Dale Earnhardt Highway.The Board of Transportation shall designate State Highway 136 in Iredell and Cabarrus counties as State Highway 3, which shall be known as the "Dale Earnhardt Highway". (2002-170, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.5C (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.5C - The U.S. Marine Corps Highway: Home of Carolina-Based Marines since 1941.

 136-18.5C. The U.S. Marine Corps Highway: Home of Carolina-Based Marines since 1941.U.S. Highway 17 running between the Town of Holly Ridge and the Town of Edenton, and the portion of U.S. Highway 70 running between the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and N.C. Highway 101 near Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station and the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and U.S. Highway 17 is designated as "The U.S. Marine Corps Highway: Home of Carolina-Based Marines since 1941" in light of the historical contributions of the United States Marine Corps.  (2009-198, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.6 - Cutting down trees.

 136-18.6. Cutting down trees.Except in the process of an authorized construction, maintenance or safety project, the Department shall not cut down trees unless:(1) The trees pose a potential danger to persons or property; or(2) The cutting down of the trees is approved by the appropriate District Engineer. (1989, c. 63.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-18.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-18.7 - Fees.

 136-18.7. Fees.The fee for a selective vegetation removal permit issued pursuant to G.S. 136-18(5), (7), and (9) is two hundred dollars ($200.00). (1999-404, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-19.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-19.3 - Acquisition of buildings.

 136-19.3. Acquisition of buildings.Where the right-of-way of a proposed highway or other transportation project necessitates the taking of a portion of a building or structure, the Department of Transportation may acquire, by condemnation or purchase, the entire building or structure, together with the right to enter upon the surrounding land for the purpose of removing said building or structure, upon a determination by the Department of Transportation based upon an affidavit of an independent real estate appraiser that the partial taking will substantially destroy the economic value or utility of the building or structure and (i) that an economy in the expenditure of public funds will be promoted thereby; or (ii) that it is not feasible to cut off a portion of the building without destroying the entire building; or (iii) that the convenience, safety or improvement of the transportation project will be promoted thereby; provided, nothing herein contained shall be deemed to give the Department of Transportation authority to condemn the underlying fee of the portion of any building or structure which lies outside the right-of-way of any existing or proposed transportation project, including a public road, street or highway.  (1965, c. 660; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 2009-266, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-19.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-19.4 - Registration of right-of-way plans.

 136-19.4. Registration of right-of-way plans.(a) A copy of the cover sheet and plan and profile sheets of the final right-of-way plans for all Department of Transportation projects, on those projects for which plans are prepared, under which right-of-way or other interest in real property is acquired or access is controlled shall be certified by the Department of Transportation to the register of deeds of the county or counties within which the project is located. The Department shall certify said plan sheets to the register of deeds within two weeks from their formal approval by the Board of Transportation.(b) The copy of the plans certified to the register of deeds shall consist of a Xerox, photographic, or other permanent copy, except for plans electronically transmitted pursuant to subsection (b1) of this section, and shall measure approximately 17 inches by 11 inches including no less than one and one-half inches binding space on the left-hand side.(b1) With the approval of the county in which the right-of-way plans are to be filed, the Department may transmit the plans electronically.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision in the law, upon receipt of said original certified copy of the right-of-way plans, the register of deeds shall record said right-of-way plans and place the same in a book maintained for that purpose, and the register of deeds shall maintain a cross-index to said right-of-way plans by number of road affected, if any, and by identification number. No probate before the clerk of the superior court shall be required.(d) If after the approval of said final right-of-way plans the Board of Transportation shall by resolution alter or amend said right-of-way or control of access, the Department of Transportation, within two weeks from the adoption by the Board of Transportation of said alteration or amendment, shall certify to the register of deeds in the county or counties within which the project is located a copy of the amended plan and profile sheets approved by the Board of Transportation and the register of deeds shall remove the original plan sheets and record the amended plan sheets in lieu thereof.(e) The register of deeds in each county shall collect a fee from the Department of Transportation for recording right-of-way plans and profile sheets in the amount set out in G.S. 161-10. (1967, c. 228, s. 1; 1969, c. 80, s. 13; 1973, c. 507, ss. 5, 12-15; 1975, c. 716, s. 7; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 1999-422, s. 1; 2000-68, s. 1; 2001-390, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-19.4A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-19.4A - Required surveying information in certain acquisition plans.

 136-19.4A. Required surveying information in certain acquisition plans.The Department of Transportation shall include in any plan prepared for the purpose of acquiring right-of-way, a permanent easement, or both, that depicts property lines, right-of-way lines, or permanent easements, a set of drawings that clearly identify design alignments, baseline control points, found property-related corner markers, and new right-of-way and permanent easement corner markers. Plans subject to the requirements of this section shall document the localized coordinates for each major control point along the design alignments. The coordinates and associated localization metadata shall be based upon, and tied to, the North Carolina State Plane Coordinate system and shall be clearly identified within the plans. All property corner markers found and surveyed shall be clearly identified within the plans in accordance with general surveying standards and procedures. Each property corner marker shall be accurately tied to the design alignment or the North Carolina State Plane Coordinate system, by either a system of bearings and distances or by station and offset.  (2017-137, s. 1; 2017-212, s. 1.3.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-19.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-19.5 - Utility right-of-way agreements.

 136-19.5. Utility right-of-way agreements.(a) Before the Department of Transportation acquires or proposes to acquire additional rights-of-way for the purpose of accommodating the installation of utilities as authorized by G.S. 136-18 and G.S. 136-19, there shall first be voluntary agreements with the appropriate utilities regarding the acquisition and use of the particular right-of-way and requiring the payment to the Department of Transportation for or recapture of all of its costs associated with that acquisition, including the use of funds allocated to such acquisition. Such agreements may take into account the fact that more than one utility can make use of the right-of-way. No such agreement shall constitute a sale of the right-of-way and all such rights-of-way shall remain under the control of the Department of Transportation.(b) A prior agreement between the Department of Transportation and the affected utilities may be entered into but is not required when the acquisition of right-of-way is for the purpose of relocation of utilities due to construction, reconstruction, or rehabilitation of a State transportation project. The Department of Transportation shall notify the affected utility whose facilities are being relocated and the affected utility may choose not to participate in the proposed plan for right-of-way acquisition. The decision not to participate in the proposed plan of right-of-way acquisition shall not affect any other rights the utility may have as a result of the relocation of its lines or pipelines.(c) Whenever the Department of Transportation requires the relocation of utilities, including cable service as defined in G.S. 105-164.3, located in a right-of-way for which the utility owner contributed to the cost of acquisition, the Department of Transportation shall reimburse the utility owner for the cost of moving those utilities. The Department may, with the agreement of the utility owner, acquire a replacement right-of-way and assign the easement rights of the replacement right-of-way to the utility owner.(d) Any additional right-of-way obtained pursuant to this section which is part of a railroad right-of-way shall be returned to the railroad or its successor in interest when the Department of Transportation and the affected utilities agree that the additional right-of-way is no longer useful for utility purposes and the Department of Transportation determines that it is no longer useful for transportation purposes.  (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 962, s. 3; 2009-266, s. 9; 2017-10, s. 2.12(c); 2018-5, s. 34.14.)
NC Gen Stat § 136-19.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-19.6 - Right-of-Way Claim Report.

 136-19.6. Right-of-Way Claim Report.(a) Intent. - It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide the Department of Transportation with the resources and flexibility necessary to accelerate the time in which projects are completed while maintaining fairness to affected property owners and other citizens of this State. It is the belief of the General Assembly that providing the Department with the flexibility allowed under subsection (b) of this section will help toward achieving this intent. Therefore, the Department is encouraged to utilize the flexibility provided in subsection (b) of this section for all acquisitions of land in which the estimate of the acquisition is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or less.(b) Permissive Exception to Appraisal. - When the Department acquires land, and except as otherwise required by federal law, an appraisal is not required if the Department estimates that the proposed acquisition is forty thousand dollars ($40,000) or less, based on a review of data available to the Department at the time the Department begins the acquisition process. If the Department estimates the acquisition to be forty thousand dollars ($40,000) or less, the Department may prepare a Right-of-Way Claim Report instead of an appraisal. The owner of the land to be acquired may request the Department provide an appraisal for any right-of-way claim of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more. The Department may contract with a qualified third party to prepare a Right-of-Way Claim Report. Any person preparing a Right-of-Way Claim Report must have a sufficient understanding of the local real estate market.(c) Construction. - Nothing in subsection (b) of this section shall be construed as superseding or altering any provision of federal law requiring the Department to obtain an appraisal of a property the Department is attempting to acquire.  (2017-57, s. 34.5(a); 2018-74, s. 1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 136-20.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 136 - Transportation|Article 2 - Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Transportation.|§ 136-20.1 - To require installation and maintenance of block system and safety devices; automatic signals at railroad intersections.

 136-20.1. To require installation and maintenance of block system and safety devices; automatic signals at railroad intersections.(a) The Department of Transportation is empowered and directed to require any railroad company to install and put in operation and maintain upon the whole or any part of its road a block system of telegraphy or any other reasonable safety device, but no railroad company shall be required to install a block system upon any part of its road unless at least eight trains each way per day are operated on that part.(b) The Department of Transportation is empowered and directed to require, when public safety demands, where two or more railroads cross each other at a common grade, or any railroad crosses any stream or harbor by means of a bridge, to install and maintain such a system of interlocking or automatic signals as will render it safe for engines and trains to pass over such crossings or bridge without stopping, and to apportion the cost of installation and maintenance between said railroads as may be just and proper. (1907, c. 469, s. 1b; 1911, c. 197, s. 2; Ex. Sess. 1913, c. 63, s. 1; C.S., ss. 1047, 1049; 1933, c. 134, s. 8; 1941, c. 97; 1963, c. 1165, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 673, s. 5.)