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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 12H - Sheriffs' Supplemental Pension Fund Act of 1985. › § 143-166.85 - Benefits.

§ 143-166.85. Benefits.
(a) An eligible retired sheriff shall be entitled to and receive an annual pension benefit, payable in equal monthly installments, equal to an amount that, when added to a retired allowance at retirement from the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System or to the amount he would have been eligible to receive if service had not been forfeited by the withdrawal of accumulated contributions, is equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of a sheriff's equivalent annual salary immediately preceding retirement computed on the latest monthly base rate, to a maximum amount that does not exceed (i) one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) or (ii) the sheriff's equivalent annual salary immediately preceding retirement computed on the latest monthly base rate when the benefit described in this subsection is added to the amount of the benefit the sheriff receives under G.S. 143-166.42 and the amount of the sheriff's retired allowance at retirement from the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System or the amount the sheriff would have been eligible to receive if service had not been forfeited by the withdrawal of accumulated contributions.
(b) All monthly pensions payable under this Article shall be paid on the last business day of each month.
(c) At the death of the pensioner, benefits for the current calendar year will continue and be paid in monthly installments to the decedent's spouse or estate, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 28A of the General Statutes. Benefits will cease upon the last payment being made in December of the current year.
(d) Monthly pensions payable under this Article will cease upon the full-time reemployment of a pensioner with an employer participating in the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System for as long as the pensioner is so reemployed.
(e) Repealed by Session Laws 1989, c. 792, s. 2.9.
(f) Nothing contained in this Article shall preclude or in any way affect the benefits that a pensioner may be entitled to from any state, federal or private pension, retirement or other deferred compensation plan. (1985, c. 729, s. 1; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1030, ss. 4, 5(b); 1987, c. 177, s. 4; 1989, c. 792, s. 2.9; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1079, s. 2; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 900, s. 54(c); 2005-276, s. 29.30(a); 2017-176, s. 6(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-168 - Reports; conciseness.

§ 143-168. Reports; conciseness.
The annual or biennial reports now authorized or required to be printed by the several State agencies and institutions shall be as compact and concise as is consistent with an intelligent understanding of the work of those agencies and institutions. The details of the work of the agencies and institutions shall not be printed when not necessary to an intelligent understanding of such work, but totals and results may be tabulated and printed in their reports. (1911, c. 211, s. 2; 1917, c. 202, s. 2; C.S., s. 7294; 1931, c. 261, s. 3; 1955, c. 983; 1961, c. 243, s. 2; 1983, c. 866, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-169 - Limitations on publications.

§ 143-169. Limitations on publications.
(a) Repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 866, s. 2.
(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2007-234, s. 1, effective July 18, 2007.
(c) Every publication published at State expense shall be prepared in accordance with the recycling and reuse requirements set forth in G.S. 130A-309.14(j). (1911, c. 211, s. 2; C.S., s. 7302; 1931, c. 261, s. 3; c. 312, ss. 14, 15; 1955, c. 1203; 1961, c. 243, s. 3; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1983, c. 866, s. 2; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(100); 1993, c. 448, s. 4; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2007-234, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-169.1 - State agency public document mailing lists to be updated.

§ 143-169.1. State agency public document mailing lists to be updated.
(a) On or before July 1 of each year, beginning with July 1, 1976, the head of every agency of this State shall certify to the Director of the Budget that the mailing lists for each public document issued by his agency have been carefully reviewed, updated and corrected within the previous 12 months. The above date may be extended by the Director of the Budget for 90 days for good cause shown. The reviewed, updated and corrected mailing lists shall be comprised only of those persons and organizations who, within the previous 12 months, have either requested that they be included in such a mailing list or have renewed a request that they be so included, or are recipients contemplated for receipt of the pertinent public document by express provision of statute or judicial order, but this sentence does not apply to mailing lists of alumni of a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, used or maintained by the constituent institution.
(b), (c) Repealed by Session Laws 1989, c. 715, s. 2. (1975, c. 362, s. 1; 1983, c. 866, ss. 3-5; 1989, c. 715, s. 2; 1993, c. 448, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-169.2 - Definitions.

§ 143-169.2. Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this Article, the term "public document" shall mean any annual, biennial, regular or special report or publication of which at least 200 copies are printed, but shall not include intra-agency communications nor agency correspondence.
(b) For the purposes of this Article, the term "agency" shall mean and include, as the context may require, State department, institution, university, commission, committee, board, licensing board, division, bureau, officer or official; provided, however, the provisions of G.S. 143-169.1 shall not apply to the General Assembly, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Commerce, or to the Administrative Office of the Courts and the court system, nor shall the provisions of G.S. 143-170.2 and 143-170.3 apply to the General Assembly or to the Administrative Office of the Courts and the courts system. (1989, c. 715, s. 3; c. 751, ss. 7(16), 18; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 35.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-170.1 - Statement of cost of public documents; chief administrator charged with compliance.

§ 143-170.1. Statement of cost of public documents; chief administrator charged with compliance.
(a) Every agency of this State publishing a public document, other than one published for the principal purpose of sale to the public, shall cause the following statement to be printed adjacent to the identification of the agency responsible for the publication:
"(Number of copies) copies of this public document were printed at a cost of $____, or $____ per copy."
For the purposes of this Article the term "cost" shall include printing costs in the form of labor and materials, and other identifiable design, typesetting, and binding costs.
(a1) Any public document without a statement of cost shall not be mailed or distributed at public expense.
(a2) Whenever a public document that is published by an agency of this State is printed on recycled paper, the document shall contain a printed statement or symbol indicating that the document was printed on recycled paper.
(a3) If an agency fails to comply with this section, then the agency's printing budget for the fiscal year following the violation shall be reduced by ten percent (10%).
(b) The chief administrator of the agency authorizing the printing is charged with agency compliance with the provisions of this Article. (1983, c. 866, ss. 6, 7; 1989, c. 34; 1993, c. 256, s. 4; 1995, c. 324, s. 6.10.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-170.2 - Publication procedure manuals.

§ 143-170.2. Publication procedure manuals.
(a) The State Librarian in consultation with the State Auditor shall administer and periodically revise guidelines to be used by all State agencies and community colleges in developing publication procedures manuals for public documents. The initial guidelines developed by the Department of Administration shall be released no later than December 1, 1989 and shall address at least the following elements of publication production for public documents:
(1) Bibliographic style, substantially in accord with a recognized style manual approved by the State Librarian; provided, however, the Department shall not develop guidelines concerning the design, layout, size or appearance of publications except as otherwise permitted herein;
(2) Procedures for the notification of the State Library for title changes in serial publications;
(3) Pricing of documents for resale;
(4) Use of publication services at State-operated printing facilities;
(5) Purchase of commercial publication services; and
(6) The distribution of publications.
The Department of Administration shall submit the initial guidelines to State agencies for review and comment for a period of 60 days; provided, however, that submission to The University of North Carolina System Office shall satisfy this requirement with respect to universities. The Department, in consultation with at least the State Librarian and the State Auditor, shall consider the comments of the State agencies before adopting final guidelines. The Department of Administration shall adopt and release the final guidelines no later than four months after the release of the initial guidelines.
(b) Upon the adoption and release of final guidelines by the Department of Administration, each State agency and community college shall within four months thereafter adopt a publication procedures manual for public documents consistent with the guidelines established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and an administrative review and approval process to ensure appropriate review and approval of its public documents.
(c) Each State agency and community college shall submit to the State Library for review and retention a copy of its publication procedures manual and its administrative review procedure for public documents. Any revisions made by an agency shall also be submitted to the State Library within 30 days of adoption by the agency.
(d) Repealed by Session Laws 1991, c. 757.
(d1) The State Library may revise the final statewide guidelines, originally issued April 1, 1990, by the Department of Administration, at any time after July 1, 1990, provided that there be distribution of any proposed revisions to all agencies and institutions subject to these provisions, and that there be a 30-day review period for these agencies to comment. (1989, c. 715, s. 1; 1991, c. 757, s. 1; 2018-12, s. 18.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-170.3 - Reports; audits.

§ 143-170.3. Reports; audits.
(a) The Department of Administration shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations each State agency and community college that fails to timely adopt and submit to the Department the information required by G.S. 143-170.2. The initial report shall be made by January 1, 1991.
(b) Upon the determination of the State Auditor that a State agency or community college has failed to substantially comply with its publications procedure manual or its administrative review and approval process for public documents, the State Auditor shall report the noncompliance to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations within 60 days if the General Assembly is not in session, and to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Senate and House Appropriations Committee Chairmen within 30 days if the General Assembly is in session.
(c) The State Librarian and the University Librarian of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shall identify the types of publications for which the use of acid-free paper is desirable and, with the assistance of the Department of Administration, shall study the availability of acid-free paper and the costs associated with purchasing and using acid-free paper. The State Librarian and the University Librarian of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations no later than November 1, 1990 the information required by this subsection. (1989, c. 715, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-170.4 - Administrative Office of the Courts; publications procedures manual; reports.

§ 143-170.4. Administrative Office of the Courts; publications procedures manual; reports.
Not later than June 1, 1990, the Administrative Office of the Courts, after review of the Department of Administration's state publications procedures guidelines and after consultation with the State Librarian and State Auditor, shall adopt (i) a publications procedures manual for public documents, other than the official reports of the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals and official forms published by the Administrative Office of the Courts pursuant to G.S. 7A-343, that addresses the elements of publication production described in G.S. 143-170.2 and (ii) an administrative review and approval process to ensure appropriate review and approval of its public documents. The initial guidelines and the administrative review and approval process shall be reported to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations by January 1, 1991. (1989, c. 715, s. 1; 2001-424, s. 22.6(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 13 - Publications. › § 143-170.5 - Designated public documents to be printed on alkaline paper.

§ 143-170.5. Designated public documents to be printed on alkaline paper.
Each agency publishing a State document designated by the State Librarian and the University Librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as one that must be printed on alkaline paper shall comply with that publication requirement. (1991, c. 224, s. 2; 1993, c. 553, s. 4; 2015-184, s. 1(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 14 - North Carolina Zoological Authority. › §§ 143-177 through 143-177.3: Recodified as G.S. 143B-135.210 through 143B-135.213 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(j), effective July 1, 2015.

§§ 143-177 through 143-177.3: Recodified as G.S. 143B-135.210 through 143B-135.213 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(j), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 14 - North Carolina Zoological Authority. › § 143-177.1 - 143-177 through 143-177.3: Recodified as G.S. 143B-135.210 through 143B-135.213 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(j), effective July 1, 2015.

§§ 143-177 through 143-177.3: Recodified as G.S. 143B-135.210 through 143B-135.213 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(j), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 14 - North Carolina Zoological Authority. › § 143-177.2 - 143-177 through 143-177.3: Recodified as G.S. 143B-135.210 through 143B-135.213 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(j), effective July 1, 2015.

§§ 143-177 through 143-177.3: Recodified as G.S. 143B-135.210 through 143B-135.213 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(j), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 14 - North Carolina Zoological Authority. › § 143-177.3 - 143-177 through 143-177.3: Recodified as G.S. 143B-135.210 through 143B-135.213 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(j), effective July 1, 2015.

§§ 143-177 through 143-177.3: Recodified as G.S. 143B-135.210 through 143B-135.213 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(j), effective July 1, 2015.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 15 - Council of State Governments. › § 143-186 - Council of State Governments a joint governmental agency.

§ 143-186. Council of State Governments a joint governmental agency.
The Council of State Governments is hereby declared to be a joint governmental agency of this State and of the other states which cooperate through it. (1937, c. 374, s. 10; 1959, c. 137, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 15 - Council of State Governments. › § 143-187 - Transferred to G.S143-186 by Session Laws 1959, c137, s4.

§ 143-187. Transferred to G.S. 143-186 by Session Laws 1959, c. 137, s. 4.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 17 - State Post-War Reserve Fund. › § 143-191 - Appropriation for fund.

§ 143-191. Appropriation for fund.
There is hereby appropriated from the general fund of the State the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000), the said sum, together with the investments and income therefrom, to be hereafter known and designated as the State Post-War Reserve Fund. (1943, c. 6, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 17 - State Post-War Reserve Fund. › § 143-192 - Fund to be invested by Governor and Council of State; State Treasurer custodian.

§ 143-192. Fund to be invested by Governor and Council of State; State Treasurer custodian.
The Governor and Council of State are hereby fully authorized and directed to invest the said fund exclusively in bonds of the United States of America, of such series as may be readily converted into money and notes or certificates of indebtedness of the United States of America, or in bonds, notes or other obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America, when the payment of principal and interest thereof is fully guaranteed by the United States of America, and in bonds or notes of the State of North Carolina. The interest and revenues received from such investments, or profits realized in the sale thereof, shall become a part of the said State Post-War Reserve Fund and shall be likewise invested. Bonds of the State of North Carolina purchased for the said fund shall not be cancelled or retired but shall remain in full force and the income therefrom reinvested as hereinbefore provided. The State Treasurer shall be custodian of all securities and investments made under authority of this Article. (1943, c. 6, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 17 - State Post-War Reserve Fund. › § 143-193 - Fund to be held for such use as directed by General Assembly.

§ 143-193. Fund to be held for such use as directed by General Assembly.
The said State Post-War Reserve Fund shall be held for such use as shall hereafter be directed by an act of the General Assembly of North Carolina, and no other use thereof whatsoever shall be made. (1943, c. 6, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19 - Roanoke Island Historical Association. › § 143-199 - Association under patronage and control of State.

§ 143-199. Association under patronage and control of State.
Roanoke Island Historical Association, Incorporated is hereby permanently placed under the patronage and control of the State. (1945, c. 953, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19 - Roanoke Island Historical Association. › § 143-200 - Members of board of directors; terms; appointment.

§ 143-200. Members of board of directors; terms; appointment.
The governing body of the Association shall be a board of directors consisting of 25 voting members appointed as follows:
(1) The following officials, or their designees, shall serve ex officio:
a. The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
b. The Chair of the Dare County Board of Commissioners.
c. The Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources.
(2) Four persons shall be appointed as follows:
a. Two by the Governor, initially, one for a one-year term and one for a three-year term. Successors shall be appointed for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed.
b. One by the General Assembly, in accordance with G.S. 120-121, upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, for a three-year term. Successors shall also be appointed for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed.
c. One by the General Assembly, in accordance with G.S. 120-121, upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, initially for a one-year term. Successors shall be appointed for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed.
(3) The remaining 18 members of the board of directors shall be made by the membership of the Association in the regular annual meeting or special meeting called for such purpose. In the event the Association through its membership should fail to make such appointments, then the appointments shall be made by the Governor of the State. If a vacancy occurs between annual meetings, the board of directors may fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting. All vacancies occurring on the board of directors not filled by the board of directors within 30 days of the vacancy shall be filled by the Governor. Members appointed under this subdivision shall serve for a term of three years and until their successors are appointed. (1945, c. 953, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 11.1(a); 1999-32, s. 1; 1999-431, s. 3.1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(t); 2017-57, s. 14.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19 - Roanoke Island Historical Association. › § 143-201 - Bylaws; officers of board.

§ 143-201. Bylaws; officers of board.
The board of directors when organized under the terms of this Article shall have authority to adopt bylaws for the organization and the bylaws shall thereafter be subject to change only by three-fifths vote of a quorum of the board of directors. The board of directors shall choose from its membership or from the membership of the Association a chairman, a vice-chairman, a secretary and a treasurer, which offices in the discretion of the board may be combined in one, and also a historian and a general counsel. The board also in its discretion may choose one or more honorary vice-chairmen. In addition to their other lawful duties, the duly elected officers of the Association shall also serve as an advisory committee to the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources concerning matters relating to "The Lost Colony" historical drama, the Roanoke Island Festival Park, and the Elizabeth II State Historic Site and Visitor Center. (1945, c. 953, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 87; 2015-241, s. 14.30(t); 2017-57, s. 14.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19 - Roanoke Island Historical Association. › § 143-202 - Exempt from taxation; gifts and donations.

§ 143-202. Exempt from taxation; gifts and donations.
The Association is and shall be an educational and charitable association within the meaning of the laws of the State of North Carolina, and the property and income of such Association, real and personal, shall be exempt from all taxation. The Association is authorized and empowered to receive gifts and donations and administer the same for the charitable and educational purposes for which the Association is formed and in keeping with the will of the donors, and such gifts and donations to the extent permitted by law shall be exempted from the purpose of income taxes and gift taxes. (1945, c. 953, s. 4; 2017-57, s. 14.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19 - Roanoke Island Historical Association. › § 143-202.1 - Memorandum of Agreement for operation of Roanoke Festival Park and Elizabeth II State Historic Site and Visitor Center.

§ 143-202.1. Memorandum of Agreement for operation of Roanoke Festival Park and Elizabeth II State Historic Site and Visitor Center.
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall negotiate a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Association for the management and operation of Roanoke Island Festival Park, including the Elizabeth II State Historic Site and Visitor Center. The MOA shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The establishment and collection of any admission charges or user fees for properties and events operated at Roanoke Island Festival Park by the Association. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to require the charging of admission to any property or event.
(2) The adoption and enforcement of bylaws, rules, and guidelines needed for the Association to carry out the duties imposed by the MOA.
(3) Provisions for the transfer of that portion of revenues collected from operations of the Roanoke Island Festival Park and associated facilities and enterprises from the Association to the Historic Roanoke Island Fund as the MOA may specify.
(4) The delegation of any powers and the transfer of any assets, liabilities, contracts, or agreements from the Department to the Association necessary to carry out the duties imposed by the MOA. Any delegation or transfer shall be made in accordance with applicable law. (2017-57, s. 14.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19 - Roanoke Island Historical Association. › § 143-202.2 - Friends of Elizabeth II support for Roanoke Island Festival Park.

§ 143-202.2. Friends of Elizabeth II support for Roanoke Island Festival Park.
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as successor in interest to the Roanoke Island Commission shall request financial support from the Friends of Elizabeth II, Inc., in the amount of three hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($325,000) or a sum equal to the average of the last three consecutive years of the Friends' investment earnings, whichever is greater, for each fiscal year. These funds shall be deposited by the Department to a separate fund within the Historic Roanoke Island Fund and used only for the following purposes:
(1) To operate Roanoke Island Festival Park, including the Elizabeth II State Historic Site and Visitor Center and the Elizabeth II as permanent memorials commemorating the Roanoke Voyages, 1584-1587.
(2) By cooperative arrangement with other agencies, groups, individuals, and other entities, including the Association, to coordinate and schedule historical and cultural events on Roanoke Island. (2017-57, s. 14.8(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19 - Roanoke Island Historical Association. › § 143-202.3 - Historic Roanoke Island Fund.

§ 143-202.3. Historic Roanoke Island Fund.
(a) The Historic Roanoke Island Fund is established as a nonreverting enterprise fund and shall be administered by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The fund shall be used only for the following purposes in addition to those set forth in G.S. 143-202.2:
(1) The expenses of operating and maintaining the properties managed by the Roanoke Island Historical Association pursuant to G.S. 143-202.1, including the salaries and benefits of Roanoke Island Festival Park for staff.
(2) Capital expenditures for the properties operated by the Association pursuant to G.S. 143-202.1.
(3) The restoration, preservation, and enhancement of the appearance, maintenance, and aesthetic quality of U.S. Highway 64/264 and the U.S. 64/264 Bypass travel corridor on Roanoke Island and the grounds on Roanoke Island Festival Park. However, the local government with jurisdiction over the affected portion of the travel corridor shall process the applications for and issue the certificates of appropriateness and shall be responsible for the enforcement of those certificates and any ordinances or rules adopted by the local government regarding that portion of the travel corridor within the local government's jurisdiction, and no reimbursement shall be made from the Fund to any local government for the processing of applications or issuance of certificates of appropriateness or the enforcement of those certificates, local ordinances, or rules.
(4) To identify, preserve, and protect properties located on Roanoke Island having historical significance to the State of North Carolina, Dare County, or the Town of Manteo consistent with applicable State laws and rules.
(b) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall transfer to the Fund on a monthly basis a pro rata share of the utilities, maintenance, and operating expenses of the Outer Banks History Center, which is located in the Roanoke Island Festival Park. The funds received pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to the Historic Roanoke Island Fund.
(c) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall credit to the Historic Roanoke Island Fund all rental proceeds received by the Department from the rental properties located near the Outer Banks Island Farm. (2011-145, s. 21.2(j); 2014-100, s. 19.8(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2017-57, s. 14.8(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19 - Roanoke Island Historical Association. › § 143-202.4 - Roanoke Island Festival Park staff.

§ 143-202.4. Roanoke Island Festival Park staff.
The Association shall serve as a search committee to seek out, interview, and recommend to the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources an Executive Director of Roanoke Island Festival Park. All Festival Park staff shall be considered employees of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and shall be paid from the Historic Roanoke Island Fund as provided in G.S. 143-202.3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, or G.S. 126-5, these employees shall retain the same designations under the North Carolina Human Resources Act, Chapter 126 of the General Statutes, as they had prior to the transfer. (1995, c. 507, s. 12.6(c); 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2014-100, s. 19.8(a); 2015-241, ss. 14.30(s), (x); 2017-57, s. 14.8(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 19C - Outdoor Historical Dramas. › § 143-204.8 - Allotments to outdoor historical dramas.

§ 143-204.8. Allotments to outdoor historical dramas.
(a) Upon the application of an outdoor historical drama corporation or trust, approved by the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources, the Governor and the Council of State may order an allotment from the Contingency and Emergency Fund of the State not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) a year to that outdoor historical drama corporation or trust to aid in the production of an outdoor historical drama if the provisions of subsection (b) of this section are met.
(b) An allotment shall only be made under this section upon evidence submitted to the Governor and Council of State by the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources that during the immediately preceding season of production, the drama was operated at a deficit because of inclement weather or other circumstances beyond the control of the corporation or trust and that contributions or gifts made to the corporation or trust are deductible for income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code.
(c) For purposes of this section, an "outdoor historical drama corporation or trust," means only the following corporations or trusts presenting outdoor historical dramas:
Corporation or Trust Outdoor Historical Drama
Cherokee Historical Association, "Unto These Hills"
Incorporated
The Committee for an Outdoor "Blackbeard – The
Drama at Bath, Incorporated Knight of the Black
Flag"
The Duplin Outdoor Drama Society, "The Liberty Cart: A
Incorporated Duplin Story"
Eastern Stage, Inc. "First for Freedom"
The Moore County Historical "The House in the
Association, Incorporated Horseshoe"
The Outdoor Theatre Fund "From This Day Forward"
Charitable Trust
"Revolution!", Incorporated "Revolution!"
Roanoke Island Historical "The Lost Colony"
Association, Incorporated
Robeson Historical Drama, "Strike at the Wind"
Incorporated
Snow Camp Historical Drama "Sword of Peace"
Society, Incorporated
Southern Appalachian Historical "Horn in the West"
Association, Incorporated
The Waxhaws Historical Festival "Listen and Remember"
and Drama Association
The above listing of dramas is for informational purposes only and shall not be construed to limit the eligibility of the specified outdoor historical drama corporation or trust to receive allotments under this section.
(d) An outdoor historical drama corporation or trust which has applied for or received an allotment under this section shall permit the State Auditor to inspect and audit its financial records. (1977, c. 996, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1086, s. 44; 1989, c. 752, s. 21; 1991, c. 636, s. 16; 2015-241, s. 14.30(t).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 21 - Water and Air Resources. › § 143-211 - Declaration of public policy.

§ 143-211. Declaration of public policy.
(a) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this State to provide for the conservation of its water and air resources. Furthermore, it is the intent of the General Assembly, within the context of this Article and Articles 21A and 21B of this Chapter, to achieve and to maintain for the citizens of the State a total environment of superior quality. Recognizing that the water and air resources of the State belong to the people, the General Assembly affirms the State's ultimate responsibility for the preservation and development of these resources in the best interest of all its citizens and declares the prudent utilization of these resources to be essential to the general welfare.
(b) It is the public policy of the State to maintain, protect, and enhance water quality within North Carolina. Further, it is the public policy of the State that the cumulative impact of transfers from a source river basin shall not result in a violation of the antidegradation policy set out in 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 131.12 (1 July 1997 Edition) and the statewide antidegradation policy adopted pursuant thereto.
(c) It is the purpose of this Article to create an agency which shall administer a program of water and air pollution control and water resource management. It is the intent of the General Assembly, through the duties and powers defined herein, to confer such authority upon the Department of Environmental Quality as shall be necessary to administer a complete program of water and air conservation, pollution abatement and control and to achieve a coordinated effort of pollution abatement and control with other jurisdictions. Standards of water and air purity shall be designed to protect human health, to prevent injury to plant and animal life, to prevent damage to public and private property, to insure the continued enjoyment of the natural attractions of the State, to encourage the expansion of employment opportunities, to provide a permanent foundation for healthy industrial development and to secure for the people of North Carolina, now and in the future, the beneficial uses of these great natural resources. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the powers and duties of the Environmental Management Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality be construed so as to enable the Department and the Commission to qualify to administer federally mandated programs of environmental management and to qualify to accept and administer funds from the federal government for such programs. (1951, c. 606; 1967, c. 892, s. 1; 1973, c. 1262, s. 23; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1158, s. 2; 1989, c. 135, s. 1; c. 727, s. 218(102); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 1998-168, s. 1; 2006-259, ss. 31(b), 31(c); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 21 - Water and Air Resources. › § 143-212 - Definitions.

§ 143-212. Definitions.
Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the following definitions apply to this Article and Articles 21A and 21B of this Chapter:
(1) "Area of the State" means a municipality, a county, a portion of a county or a municipality, or other substantial geographic area of the State designated by the Commission.
(2) "Commission" means the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission.
(3) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality.
(4) "Person" includes individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, institutions, corporations, municipalities and other political subdivisions, and governmental agencies.
(5) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Environmental Quality.
(6) "Waters" means any stream, river, brook, swamp, lake, sound, tidal estuary, bay, creek, reservoir, waterway, or other body or accumulation of water, whether surface or underground, public or private, or natural or artificial, that is contained in, flows through, or borders upon any portion of this State, including any portion of the Atlantic Ocean over which the State has jurisdiction. (1987, c. 827, s. 152A; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(103); 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1004, s. 19(b); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1028, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u), (v).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 21 - Water and Air Resources. › § 143-214.2 - Prohibited discharges.

§ 143-214.2. Prohibited discharges.
(a) The discharge of any radiological, chemical or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste to the waters of the State is prohibited.
(b) The discharge of any wastes to the subsurface or groundwaters of the State by means of wells is prohibited. This section shall not be construed to prohibit (i) the operation of closed-loop groundwater remediation systems in accordance with G.S. 143-215.1A or (ii) injection of hydraulic fracturing fluid for the exploration or development of natural gas resources.
(c) Unless permitted by a rule of the Commission, the discharge of wastes, including thermal discharges, to the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean over which the State has jurisdiction are prohibited. (1973, c. 698, s. 2; c. 1262, s. 23; 1987, c. 827, ss. 154, 157; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 786, s. 2; 2012-143, s. 3(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 21 - Water and Air Resources. › § 143-214.2B - Storage of waste on vessels.

§ 143-214.2B. Storage of waste on vessels.
The operator of a vessel in the State's waters shall take precautions to ensure that certain items do not enter and contaminate the waters. The operator shall store fuel, oil, paint, varnish, solvent, pesticide, insecticide, fungicide, algicide, or any other hazardous liquid in one or more closed containers that are adequate to prevent the release of the items into the waters of the State. (1993, c. 466, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 21 - Water and Air Resources. › § 143-214.3 - Revision to water quality standard.

§ 143-214.3. Revision to water quality standard.
(a) Any person subject to the provisions of G.S. 143-215.1 may petition the Commission for a hearing pursuant to G.S. 143-215.4 for a revision to water quality standards adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-214.1 as such water quality standards may apply to a specific stream segment into which the petitioner discharges or proposes to discharge.
(b) Upon a finding by the Commission that:
(1) Natural background conditions in the stream segment preclude the attainment of the applicable water quality standards; or
(2) Irretrievable and uncontrollable man-induced conditions preclude the attainment of the applicable water quality standards; or
(3) Application of effluent limitations for existing sources established or proposed pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1 more restrictive than those effluent standards and limitations determined or promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act in order to achieve and maintain applicable water quality standards would result in adverse social and economic impact, disproportionate to the benefits to the public health, safety or welfare as a result of maintaining the standards; and
(4) There exists no reasonable relationship between the cost to the petitioner of achieving the effluent limitations necessary to comply with applicable water quality standards to the benefits, including the incremental benefits to the receiving waters, to be obtained from the application of the said effluent limitations;
Then the Commission shall revise the standard or standards, as such standard may apply to the petitioner, provided that such revised standards shall be no less stringent than that which can be achieved by the application of the highest level of treatment which will result in benefits, including the incremental benefits to the receiving waters, having a reasonable relationship to the cost to the petitioner to apply such treatment, as determined by the evidence; provided, however, in no event shall these standards be less stringent than the level attainable with the application by the petitioner of those effluent standards and limitations determined or promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to section 301 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; provided, further, that no revision shall be granted which would endanger human health or safety. (1979, c. 929; 1987, c. 827, s. 154.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 21 - Water and Air Resources. › § 143-214.7B - Fast-track permitting for stormwater management systems.

§ 143-214.7B. Fast-track permitting for stormwater management systems.
The Commission shall adopt rules to establish a fast-track permitting process that allows for the issuance of stormwater management system permits without a technical review when the permit applicant (i) complies with the Minimum Design Criteria for stormwater management developed by the Department and (ii) submits a permit application prepared by a qualified professional. In developing the rules, the Commission shall consult with a technical working group that consists of industry experts, engineers, environmental consultants, relevant faculty from The University of North Carolina, and other interested stakeholders. The rules shall, at a minimum, provide for all of the following:
(1) A process for permit application, review, and determination.
(2) The types of professionals that are qualified to prepare a permit application submitted pursuant to this section and the types of qualifications such professionals must have.
(3) A process for ensuring compliance with the Minimum Design Criteria.
(4) That permits issued pursuant to the fast-track permitting process comply with State water quality standards adopted pursuant to G.S. 143-214.1, 143-214.7, and 143-215.3(a)(1).
(5) A process for establishing the liability of a qualified professional who prepares a permit application for a stormwater management system that fails to comply with the Minimum Design Criteria. (2013-82, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 21 - Water and Air Resources. › § 143-214.7C - Prohibit the requirement of mitigation for certain impacts; establish threshold for mitigation of impacts to streams.

§ 143-214.7C. Prohibit the requirement of mitigation for certain impacts; establish threshold for mitigation of impacts to streams.
(a) Except as required by federal law, the Department of Environmental Quality shall not require mitigation for any of the following:
(1) Impacts to an intermittent stream. For purposes of this section, "intermittent stream" means a well-defined channel that has all of the following characteristics:
a. It contains water for only part of the year, typically during winter and spring when the aquatic bed is below the water table.
b. The flow of water in the intermittent stream may be heavily supplemented by stormwater runoff.
c. It often lacks the biological and hydrological characteristics commonly associated with the conveyance of water.
(2) Impacts associated with the removal of a dam when the removal complies with the requirements of Part 3 of this Article.
(b) Except as required by federal law, the Department of Environmental Quality shall not require mitigation for losses of 300 linear feet or less of stream bed. (2015-241, s. 14.30(c); 2015-286, s. 4.31(a); 2017-10, s. 3.13(a); 2017-145, s. 2(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 21 - Water and Air Resources. › § 143-214.8 - Division of Mitigation Servicesestablished.

§ 143-214.8. Division of Mitigation Services: established.
The Division of Mitigation Services is established within the Department of Environmental Quality. The Division of Mitigation Services shall be developed by the Department as a nonregulatory statewide mitigation services program for the acquisition, maintenance, restoration, enhancement, and creation of wetland and riparian resources that contribute to the protection and improvement of water quality, flood prevention, fisheries, wildlife habitat, and recreational opportunities. The Division of Mitigation Services shall consist of the following components:
(1) Restoration and perpetual maintenance of wetlands.
(2) Development of restoration plans.
(3) Landowner contact and land acquisition.
(4) Evaluation of site plans and engineering studies.
(5) Oversight of construction and monitoring of restoration sites.
(6) Land ownership and management.
(7) Mapping, site identification, and assessment of wetlands functions.
(8) Oversight of private wetland mitigation banks to facilitate the components of the Division of Mitigation Services.
(9) Restoration and monitoring of projects or land acquisitions that create or restore flood storage capacity. (1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 18, s. 27.4(a); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2005-386, s. 3.1; 2015-1, s. 4.1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(u); 2020-79, s. 11A(a).)