§ 143B-135.250 – Short title.
143B-135.250. Short title. This Part shall be known as the Nature Preserves Act. (1985, c. 216, s. 1; 2015-241, ss. 14.30(k2), (r2).)
§ 143B-135.252 – Declaration of policy and purpose.
143B-135.252. Declaration of policy and purpose. (a) The continued population growth and land development in North Carolina have made it necessary and desirable that areas of natural significance be identified and preserved before they are destroyed. These natural areas are irreplaceable as laboratories for scientific research, as reservoirs of natural materials for uses that may […]
§ 143B-135.254 – Definitions.
143B-135.254. Definitions. As used in this Part, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Articles of dedication" means the writing by which any estate, interest, or right in a natural area is formally dedicated as a nature preserve as authorized in G.S. 143B-135.260. (2) "Dedicate" means to transfer to the State an estate, interest, or right […]
§ 143B-135.256 – Powers and duties of the Secretary.
143B-135.256. Powers and duties of the Secretary. The Secretary shall: (1) Establish by rule the criteria for selection, registration, and dedication of natural areas and nature preserves. (2) Cooperate or contract with any federal, State, or local government agency, private conservation organization, or person in carrying out the purposes of this Part. (3) Maintain a […]
§ 143B-135.227 – North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program.
143B-135.227. North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program. (a) Grant Program. – The North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences (hereinafter "Museum of Natural Sciences") shall administer the North Carolina Science Museums Grant Program as a competitive grant program. Any museum in the State may apply for a grant under the Program, but grant funds shall […]
§ 143B-135.229 – North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' satellite museums.
143B-135.229. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences’ satellite museums. (a) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall establish and administer the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Whiteville in Columbus County as a satellite museum of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. (b) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources may […]
§ 143B-135.230 – Purpose.
143B-135.230. Purpose. (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to support and accelerate the State’s programs of land conservation and protection and farmland and open space preservation and coordination to find means to assure and increase funding for these programs, to support the long-term management of conservation lands acquired by the State, and […]
§ 143B-135.232 – Definitions.
143B-135.232. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Part: (1) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-32, s. 1(a), effective July 1, 2019. (2) Fund. – The Clean Water Management Trust Fund created pursuant to this Part. (3) Land. – Real property and any interest in, easement in, or restriction on real property. (4) Local government unit. […]
§ 143B-135.234 – Clean Water Management Trust Fund.
143B-135.234. Clean Water Management Trust Fund. (a) Fund Established. – The Clean Water Management Trust Fund is established as a special revenue fund to be administered by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The Clean Water Management Trust Fund shall also be known as the "Land and Water Fund." The Fund receives revenue from […]
§ 143B-135.236 – North Carolina Conservation Easement Endowment Fund.
143B-135.236. North Carolina Conservation Easement Endowment Fund. (a) The North Carolina Conservation Easement Endowment Fund is established as a special fund in the Office of the State Treasurer. The principal of the Endowment Fund shall consist of a portion of grant funds transferred by the Trustees to the Endowment Fund from the Clean Water Management […]