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NC Gen Stat § 139-39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties.|§ 139-39 - Alternative method of financing watershed improvement programs by special county tax.

 139-39. Alternative method of financing watershed improvement programs by special county tax.The board of county commissioners in any county is authorized to call a special election to determine whether it be the will of the qualified voters of the county that they levy and cause to be collected annually, at the same time and in the same manner as the general county taxes are levied and collected, a special tax at a rate not to exceed twenty-five cents (25 ) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of property in said county, to be known as a "Watershed Improvement Tax," the funds therefrom, if the levy be authorized by the voters of said county, to be used for the prevention of flood water and sediment damages, and for furthering the conservation, utilization and disposal of water and the development of water resources. Any special election shall be conducted in accordance with G.S. 163-287.  (1959, c. 781, s. 10; 1967, c. 987, s. 8; 2013-381, s. 10.21; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-41.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties.|§ 139-41.1 - Powers of counties that are not authorized to levy watershed improvement taxes.

 139-41.1. Powers of counties that are not authorized to levy watershed improvement taxes.A county may exercise any of the powers set out in this Article without having been authorized to levy a watershed improvement tax pursuant to the procedures of G.S. 139-39 and 139-40 or otherwise. (1981, c. 251, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties.|§ 139-42 - Article intended as supplementary.

 139-42. Article intended as supplementary.This Article is intended to provide an alternative method of financing and operating watershed improvement programs, supplementary to any other method authorized by law. (1959, c. 781, s. 10; 1993, c. 391, s. 26.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-44 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties.|§ 139-44 - Power of eminent domain conferred on counties.

 139-44. Power of eminent domain conferred on counties.(a) A county shall have the power to acquire by condemnation any interest in land needed in carrying out the purposes of this act, except interests in land within the boundaries of any project licensed by the Federal Power Commission or interests in land owned or held for use by a public utility as defined in G.S. 62-3. This power may be exercised only after:(1) The county makes application to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission, identifying the land sought to be condemned and stating the purposes for which said land is needed; and(2) The Soil and Water Conservation Commission finds that the land is sought to be acquired for a proper county purpose. The findings of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud, notwithstanding any other provision of law.(b) The Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall certify copies of its findings to the applicant county, the Environmental Management Commission and the clerk of the superior court of the county or counties wherein any part of the project lies for recordation in the special proceedings thereof.(c) For purposes of this section:(1) The term "interest in land" means any land, right-of-way, right of access, privilege, easement, or other interest in or relating to land. Said "interest in land" does not include an interest in land which is held or used in whole or in part for a public water supply, unless such "interest in land" is not necessary or essential for such uses or purposes.(2) A "description" of land shall be sufficient if the boundaries of the land are described in such a way as to convey an intelligent understanding of the location of the land. In the discretion of the applicant county, boundaries may be described by any of the following methods or any combination thereof: by reference to a map; by metes and bounds; by general description referring to natural boundaries, or to boundaries of existing political subdivisions or municipalities, or to boundaries of particular tracts or parcels of land.(3) "Commission" means the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.(d) The procedure in all condemnation proceedings pursuant to this section shall conform as nearly as possible to the procedure provided in Chapter 40A and all acts amendatory thereof.(e) Interests in land acquired pursuant to this section may be used in such manner and for such purposes as the board of county commissioners deem best. If, in the opinion of the board, such lands should be sold, leased or rented, the board may do so, subject to the approval of the Soil and Water Conservation Commission.(f) All provisions of local acts inconsistent herewith limiting condemnation powers of counties for county watershed improvement programs are hereby repealed. (1967, c. 987, s. 5; 1973, c. 1262, s. 38; 1981, c. 326, s. 4; c. 919, s. 19; 1993, c. 391, ss. 28, 29.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties.|§ 139-45 - Extraterritorial powers of counties.

 139-45. Extraterritorial powers of counties.A county which has been authorized to levy a watershed improvement tax, whether pursuant to Article 3 of General Statutes 139 or by special act or otherwise, may take any authorized watershed action and may expend funds for any authorized watershed purpose (including acquisition of real and personal property, easements, options, or other interests in real property) outside as well as inside the boundaries of the county, if the board of county commissioners finds that substantial flood prevention, drainage or water supply benefits will accrue to property located within the boundaries of the county as a result of such action or expenditure. The board of county commissioners may delegate to a watershed improvement commission the function of making such findings, either generally or in a particular case. (1967, c. 987, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-48 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 3 - Watershed Improvement Programs; Expenditure by Counties.|§ 139-48 - Participation by cities, counties, industries and others.

 139-48. Participation by cities, counties, industries and others.(a) Any industry, or private water user, the State of North Carolina, the United States or any of its agencies, any county, municipality or any other political subdivision may participate in watershed improvement works or projects upon mutually agreeable terms relating to such matters as the construction, financing, maintenance and operation thereof.(b) Any county or municipality may contribute funds toward the construction, maintenance and operation of watershed improvement works or projects, to the extent that such works or projects:(1) Provide a source (respectively) of county or municipal water supply; or protect an existing source of such supply, enhance its quality or increase its dependable capacity or quantity; or(2) Protect against or alleviate the effects of flood-water or sediment damages affecting, or provide drainage benefits for, (respectively) county or municipally owned property or the property (respectively) of county or municipal inhabitants located outside the boundaries of such works or projects but within the respective boundaries of such county or municipality.Each county and city may fund appropriations for the purposes of this section by levy of property taxes pursuant to G.S. 153A-149 and G.S. 160A-209 and by the allocation of other revenues whose use is not otherwise restricted by law. (1959, c. 781, s. 8; 1973, c. 803, s. 33; 1993, c. 391, ss. 22, 32.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-53 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects.|§ 139-53 - State Soil and Water Conservation Commission authorized to accept applications.

 139-53. State Soil and Water Conservation Commission authorized to accept applications.The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission is authorized to accept applications for grants for nonfederal costs relating to small watershed projects authorized under Public Law 566 (83rd Congress as amended) from local sponsors of such projects properly organized under the provisions of either Chapter 156 of the General Statutes of North Carolina or Chapter 139 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, or from county service districts authorized by G.S. 153A-301, or from municipal service districts authorized by G.S. 160A-536. Applications shall be made on forms prescribed by the Commission. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206; 1981, c. 326, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-54 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects.|§ 139-54 - Purposes for which grants may be requested.

 139-54. Purposes for which grants may be requested.Applications for grants may be made for the nonfederal share of small watershed projects for the following purposes in amounts not to exceed the percentage of the nonfederal costs indicated:(1) Land rights acquisition for impounding or retarding water - fifty percent (50%).(2) Engineering fees - fifty percent (50%).(3) Anticipated future and present water supply needs in conjunction with watershed improvement works or projects as described in G.S. 139-37.1 - fifty percent (50%).(4) Installation of recreational facilities and services (to include land acquisition) as described in G.S. 139-46 - fifty percent (50%).(5) Construction costs for water management (drainage or irrigation) purposes, including utility and road relocations not funded by the State Department of Transportation - sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%).(6) Conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat as described in G.S. 139-46 - seventy-five percent (75%).(7) Rehabilitation or improvement of water resources structural measures in accordance with criteria established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954, as amended by the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. No. 106-472, 114 Stat. 2007), codified at 16 U.S.C. 1001, et. seq.; the Dam Safety Law of 1967, G.S. 143-215.23, et. seq.; and rules adopted pursuant thereto - fifty percent (50%). (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206; 1979, c. 1046, s. 2; 2002-176, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-55 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects.|§ 139-55 - Review of applications.

 139-55. Review of applications.(a) The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall receive and review applications for grants for small watershed projects authorized under Public Law 566 (83rd Congress, as amended) and approve, approve in part, or disapprove all such applications.(b) In reviewing each application, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall consider:(1) The financial resources of the local sponsoring organization;(2) Nonstructural measures such as sedimentation control ordinances and floodplain zoning ordinances enacted and enforced by local governments to alleviate flooding;(3) Regional benefits of projects to an area greater than the area under jurisdiction of the local sponsoring organization;(4) Any direct benefit to State-owned lands and properties. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206; 2002-165, s. 2.17; 2007-495, s. 17.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-56 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects.|§ 139-56 - Recommendation of priorities and disbursal of grant funds.

 139-56. Recommendation of priorities and disbursal of grant funds.Whenever two or more applications for grants are approved in whole or in part, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall establish priorities among the several applications for disbursal of grant funds. To the extent that funds are available, the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission may authorize the disbursal of grant funds to the applicants consistent with the established priorities. The State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall promulgate regulations to provide for an audit of grant funds to assure that they are spent for the purposes delineated in the application. Established priorities may be reviewed from time to time and revised if circumstances warrant such revision. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206.)
NC Gen Stat § 139-57 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 139 - Soil and Water Conservation Districts|Article 4 - Grants for Small Watershed Projects.|§ 139-57 - Availability of funds.

 139-57. Availability of funds.All grants shall be contingent upon the availability of funds for disbursement to applicants. At the end of each fiscal year the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall notify all applicants whose applications have been approved and to whom grant funds have not been disbursed of the status of their application. At the time of notification the State Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall notify the applicants of the availability of funds for grants in the upcoming fiscal year and at the same time shall notify the applicants of their position on any priority list that may have been established for the disbursal of grant funds for small watershed projects. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1206.)
NC Gen Stat § 140-1 through 140-5.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies|Article 1 - North Carolina Museum of Art.|§ 140-1 through 140-5.1 - Recodified as §§ 140-5.12 to 140-5.17.

 140-1 through 140-5.1. Recodified as 140-5.12 to 140-5.17.
NC Gen Stat § 140-5.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies|Article 1B - North Carolina Museum of Art.|§ 140-5.12 - Agency of State; functions.

 140-5.12. Agency of State; functions.The North Carolina Museum of Art is an agency of the State of North Carolina within the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The functions of the North Carolina Museum of Art shall be to acquire, preserve, and exhibit works of art for the education and enjoyment of the people of the State, and to conduct programs of education, research, and publication designed to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of art on the part of the people of the State.  (1961, c. 731; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1306, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
NC Gen Stat § 140-5.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies|Article 1B - North Carolina Museum of Art.|§ 140-5.15 - Director of Museum of Art; appointment; dismissal; powers and duties; staff.

 140-5.15. Director of Museum of Art; appointment; dismissal; powers and duties; staff.(a) The Director's Committee shall elect and supervise the Director of the North Carolina Museum of Art and may dismiss the Director. The Director's Committee shall evaluate the performance of the Director and shall determine the Director's compensation within the limitations of available funding.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-120, s. 2(a), effective June 28, 2012.(b1) The Director's Committee shall consist of five members chosen as follows:(1) The Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources, who shall serve as the chairman of the Committee.(2) The Chair of the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Museum of Art.(3) One member designated by the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Museum of Art.(4) The President of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc., or the President's designee.(5) One member designated by the Board of the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation, Inc.(b2) The members of the Director's Committee selected under subdivisions (b1)(3) and (b1)(5) of this section shall serve terms of four years and may not serve more than two consecutive terms of four years. Four members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.(c) The State-funded portion of the salary of the Director shall be fixed by the Governor.(d) The Director shall have the following powers and duties:(1) Under the supervision of the Director's Committee, to direct and administer the North Carolina Museum of Art in accordance with the policies, rules, and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees;(2) To employ such persons as are necessary to perform the functions of the North Carolina Museum of Art and are provided for in the budget of the Museum and to promote, demote, and dismiss such persons in accordance with State personnel policies, rules, and regulations. This paragraph shall not apply to associate directors and curators;(3) To serve as director of collections of the North Carolina Museum of Art;(4) To serve as Secretary to the Board of Trustees.(e) The Director, associate directors, and curators shall be exempt from the provisions of the North Carolina Human Resources Act.  (1961, c. 731; 1973, c. 476, s. 38; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1306, s. 1; 1985, c. 122, s. 6; c. 479, s. 218; 1987, c. 827, s. 81; 2006-66, s. 22.22(g); 2006-221, s. 23; 2012-120, s. 2(a); 2012-142, s. 25.1(d); 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2015-241, s. 14.30(t); 2019-241, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 140-5.16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies|Article 1B - North Carolina Museum of Art.|§ 140-5.16 - Gifts; special fund; exemption from taxation.

 140-5.16. Gifts; special fund; exemption from taxation.(a) All gifts of money to the North Carolina Museum of Art and all interest earned thereon shall be paid into the State treasury and maintained as a fund to be designated "The North Carolina Museum of Art Special Fund."(b) All gifts made to the North Carolina Museum of Art shall be exempt from every form of taxation including, but not by way of limitation, ad valorem, intangible, gift, inheritance, and income taxation. (1961, c. 731; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1306, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 140-7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies|Article 2 - North Carolina Symphony Society.|§ 140-7 - Adoption of bylaws; amendments.

 140-7. Adoption of bylaws; amendments.The said board of trustees, when organized under the terms of this Article, shall have authority to adopt bylaws for the Society and said bylaws shall thereafter be subject to change only by a three-fifths vote of a quorum of said board of trustees. (1943, c. 755, s. 3; 1947, c. 1049, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 140-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies|Article 2 - North Carolina Symphony Society.|§ 140-8 - Audit.

 140-8. Audit.The operations of the North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc., shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes. (1943, c. 755, s. 4; 1983, c. 913, s. 28.)
NC Gen Stat § 140-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies|Article 2 - North Carolina Symphony Society.|§ 140-9 - Allocations from Contingency and Emergency Fund; expenditures.

 140-9. Allocations from Contingency and Emergency Fund; expenditures.The Governor and Council of State are hereby authorized to allot such sums as they may deem appropriate, from the Contingency and Emergency Fund, to the North Carolina Symphony Society, to aid in carrying on the activities of the said Society. All expenditures made by said Society shall be subject to the provisions of the State Budget Act, Chapter 143C of the General Statutes. (1943, c. 755, s. 5; 1955, c. 1309; 2006-203, s. 80.)
NC Gen Stat § 140-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 140 - State Art Museum; Symphony and Art Societies|Article 2 - North Carolina Symphony Society.|§ 140-10 - Counties and municipalities authorized to make contributions.

 140-10. Counties and municipalities authorized to make contributions.The governing body of any county or incorporated municipality is hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate and make voluntary contributions out of nontax funds to the North Carolina Symphony Society. (1953, c. 1212.)
NC Gen Stat § 142-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 142 - State Debt|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 142-1 - How bonds executed; interest coupons attached; where payable; not to be sold at less than par.

 142-1. How bonds executed; interest coupons attached; where payable; not to be sold at less than par.All bonds or certificates of debt of the State shall be signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the State Treasurer, and sealed with the great seal of the State, and shall be made payable to bearer unless registered as hereinafter provided. The principal shall be made payable by the State at a day named in the bonds or certificates. Interest coupons shall be attached to the bonds or certificates unless they be bonds or certificates registered as to both principal and interest, and the bonds, certificates and coupons shall be made payable at such banks or trust companies within or without the State as shall be designated by the State Treasurer, or at the office of the State Treasurer in Raleigh. Any bank or trust company serving as a paying agent may be paid such reasonable fees and charges for such services as shall be agreed upon by and between such bank or trust company and the State Treasurer. No original bond or certificate of debt of the State shall be sold for a sum less than the par value thereof, nor shall any such bond or certificate, issued in lieu of a transferred bond or certificate, be payable elsewhere than may be the original, except by the consent of the holder it may be made payable at the State treasury. (1848, c. 89, s. 22; 1852, c. 9; c. 10, s. 10; R.C., c. 90, s. 3; Code, s. 3563; Rev., s. 5020; C.S., s. 7401; Ex. Sess. 1921, c. 66, ss. 1, 2; 1977, c. 405.)
NC Gen Stat § 142-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 142 - State Debt|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 142-2 - Title of act and year of enactment recited in bonds.

 142-2. Title of act and year of enactment recited in bonds.In every bond or certificate of debt issued by the State, and in the body thereof, shall be set forth the title of the act, with the year of its enactment, under the authority of which the same may be issued; or reference shall be made thereto by the number of the Chapter, and the year of the legislative session. (1850, c. 90, s. 6; R.C., c. 90, s. 6; Code, s. 3566; Rev., s. 5023; C.S., s. 7402.)
NC Gen Stat § 142-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 142 - State Debt|Article 1 - General Provisions.|§ 142-3 - Record of bonds kept by State Treasurer.

 142-3. Record of bonds kept by State Treasurer.The State Treasurer shall enter in a book to be kept for that purpose a memorandum of every bond or certificate of debt of the State, issued or to be issued under any act whatever, together with the numbers, dates of issue, when and where payable, at what premium, and to whom the same may have been sold or issued. (1852, c. 10, s. 2; R.C., c. 90, s. 4; Code, s. 3564; Rev., s. 5021; C.S., s. 7403.)