§ 136-276 – Usage contracts.
136-276. Usage contracts. A usage contract entered into between the Authority and a carrier is not a public record within the meaning of G.S. 132-1. For purposes of this section, the term "usage contract" means a contract or agreement that contains terms and conditions involving terminal services related to maritime activities, including dockage, wharfage, cargo […]
§ 136-280 – Annual report.
136-280. Annual report. Beginning October 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the North Carolina State Ports Authority (Authority) shall submit to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and the Fiscal Research Division a report on funds appropriated to the Authority from the Highway Fund and Highway Trust Fund. The report shall include the following: (1) Total […]
§ 136-271 – Deposit and disbursement of funds.
136-271. Deposit and disbursement of funds. All Authority funds shall be deposited in a bank or banks to be designated by the Authority. Funds of the Authority shall be paid out only upon warrants signed by the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Authority and countersigned by the chairman, the acting chairman or the executive […]
§ 136-272 – Audit.
136-272. Audit. The operations of the State Ports Authority shall be subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes. The State Ports Authority shall reimburse the State Auditor the cost of any audit. (1945, c. 1097, s. 12; 1951, c. 1088, s. 2; 1957, […]
§ 136-273 – Purchase of supplies, material and equipment and building contracts.
136-273. Purchase of supplies, material and equipment and building contracts. (a) All of the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes relating to the purchase of supplies, material and equipment by the State government are hereby made applicable to the North Carolina State Ports Authority. (b) All of the provisions of […]
§ 136-274 – Liberal construction of Article.
136-274. Liberal construction of Article. It is intended that the provisions of this Article shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes provided for, or intended to be provided for, herein, and where strict construction would result in the defeat of the accomplishment of any of the acts authorized herein, and a liberal construction would […]
§ 136-275 – Warehouses, wharves, etc., on property abutting navigable waters.
136-275. Warehouses, wharves, etc., on property abutting navigable waters. The powers, authority and jurisdiction granted to the North Carolina State Ports Authority under this Article and Chapter shall not be construed so as to prevent other persons, firms and corporations, including municipalities, from owning, constructing, leasing, managing and operating warehouses, structures and other improvements on […]
§ 136-266 – Bonds and notes for special user projects.
136-266. Bonds and notes for special user projects. (a) The Authority is also hereby authorized, subject to the provisions of this section, to issue, at one time or from time to time, bonds and notes to finance special user projects. The term "special user project" shall mean any land, equipment or any one or more […]
§ 136-267 – Power of eminent domain.
136-267. Power of eminent domain. For the acquiring of rights-of-way and property necessary for the construction of structures, including railroad crossings, airports, seaplane bases, naval bases, wharves, piers, ships, docks, quays, elevators, compresses, refrigerator storage plants, warehouses and other riparian and littoral terminals and structures and approaches thereto and transportation facilities needful for the convenient […]
§ 136-268 – Exchange of property; removal of buildings, etc.
136-268. Exchange of property; removal of buildings, etc. The Authority may exchange any property or properties acquired under the authority of this Chapter for other property, or properties usable in carrying out the powers hereby conferred, and also may remove from lands needed for its purposes and reconstruct on other locations, buildings, terminals, or other […]