§ 160A-575 – Title.

160A-575. Title. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "North Carolina Public Transportation Authorities Act." (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)

§ 160A-576 – Definitions.

160A-576. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Authority" means a body corporate and politic organized in accordance with the provisions of this Article for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth. (2) "Governing body" means the board, commission, council or other body, by […]

§ 160A-577 – Creation; membership.

160A-577. Creation; membership. A municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, create a transportation authority, hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "authority." It shall be a body corporate and politic. It shall consist of up to 11 members as determined by the governing body of the municipality. Members of the authority shall reside within the territorial […]

§ 160A-578 – Purpose of the authority.

160A-578. Purpose of the authority. The purpose of the authority shall be to provide for a safe, adequate and convenient public transportation system for the municipality creating the authority and for its immediate environs, through the granting of franchises, ownership and leasing of terminals, buses and other transportation facilities and equipment, and otherwise through the […]

§ 160A-579 – General powers of the authority.

160A-579. General powers of the authority. The general powers of the authority shall include any or all of the following: (1) To sue and be sued; (2) To have a seal; (3) To make rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Chapter, for its organization and internal management; (4) To employ persons deemed necessary to […]

§ 160A-580 – Authority of Utilities Commission not affected.

160A-580. Authority of Utilities Commission not affected. Except as otherwise provided herein, nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the power or authority of the North Carolina Utilities Commission or the right of appeal to the North Carolina Utilities Commission as provided by law. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., […]

§ 160A-581 – Territorial jurisdiction.

160A-581. Territorial jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the authority shall extend to all local public passenger transportation operating within the municipality. Said jurisdiction shall also extend up to 30 miles outside of the corporate limits of the municipality where the municipality is a town or city, and up to five miles outside of the boundaries of […]

§ 160A-582 – Fiscal accountability.

160A-582. Fiscal accountability. The authority shall be fiscally accountable to the municipality, and the municipality’s governing body shall have authority to examine all records and accounts of the authority at any time. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)

§ 160A-583 – Funds.

160A-583. Funds. The establishment and operation of a transportation authority as herein authorized are governmental functions and constitute a public purpose, and the municipality is hereby authorized to appropriate funds to support the establishment and operation of the transit authority. The municipality may also dedicate, sell, convey, donate or lease any of its interest in […]

§ 160A-584 – Effect on existing franchises and operations.

160A-584. Effect on existing franchises and operations. In the event a transportation authority is established under the authority of this Article, any existing franchises granted by the municipality shall continue in full force and effect until legally terminated; further, all ordinances and resolutions of the municipality regulating bus operations and taxicabs shall continue in full […]

§ 160A-585 – Termination.

160A-585. Termination. The governing body of the municipality shall have the authority to terminate the existence of the authority at any time. In the event of such termination, all property and assets of the authority shall automatically become the property of the municipality and the municipality shall succeed to all rights, obligations and liabilities of […]

§ 160A-586 – Controlling provisions.

160A-586. Controlling provisions. Insofar as the provisions of this Article are not consistent with the provisions of any other law, public or private, the provisions of this Article shall be controlling. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)

§ 160A-587 – Consolidation of public transportation authority and parking authority.

160A-587. Consolidation of public transportation authority and parking authority. The municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, vest in a single body corporate and politic both the powers of a public transportation authority in accordance with the provisions of this Article and the powers of a parking authority in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 […]

§ 160A-588 – Joint provision of services.

160A-588. Joint provision of services. Two or more municipalities may cooperate in the exercise of any power granted by this Article according to the procedures and provisions of G.S. 160A-460 through 160A-464 of Part 1 of Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes. Additional municipalities may join an existing transportation authority upon making […]