§ 139-41.2 – Review of watershed work plans.
139-41.2. Review of watershed work plans. (a) Watershed work plans developed under Public Law 566 (83rd Congress) as amended, and all other work plans developed pursuant to this Chapter, shall be submitted to the Soil and Water Conservation Commission for review and approval or disapproval. No work of improvement may be constructed or established without […]
§ 139-41.3 – Liability of owners of land associated with watershed improvement projects.
139-41.3. Liability of owners of land associated with watershed improvement projects. (a) Purpose. – The purpose of this section is to encourage owners of land to make land and water areas available to the public at no cost for educational and recreational purposes by limiting the liability of the owner to persons entering the land […]
§ 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.)
§ 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 […]
§ 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, […]
§ 139-46 – Recreational and related aspects of watershed improvement programs.
139-46. Recreational and related aspects of watershed improvement programs. (a) Local watershed sponsors may install and maintain recreational facilities and services in connection with watershed improvement works or projects, and may provide areas (including structures) for the conservation and replacement of fish and wildlife habitat. For any of these purposes said sponsors may appropriate and […]
§ 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, […]
§ 139-49 – Borrowing by local units for anticipated water supplies.
139-49. Borrowing by local units for anticipated water supplies. (a) Any local unit may issue bonds or other obligations in the manner provided by this section (and may appropriate and expend funds derived therefrom) for the purpose of financing all or any part of the cost of providing storage capacity for anticipated future or present […]
§ 139-40 – Conduct of election.
139-40. Conduct of election. (a) There shall be no new registration of voters for such an election. Registration shall be open for registration of new voters in said county and registration of any and all legal residents of said county, who are or could legally be enfranchised as qualified voters for regular general elections, shall […]
§ 139-41 – Powers of county commissioners.
139-41. Powers of county commissioners. (a) If the majority of the qualified voters voting in such election favor the levying of such tax, then and in that event, the board of county commissioners shall have all powers of soil and water conservation districts as set forth in subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), […]