§ 160A-600 – Title.

160A-600. Title. This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Regional Public Transportation Authority Act." (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)

§ 160A-601 – Definitions.

160A-601. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Authority" means a Regional Public Transportation Authority as defined by subdivision (6) of this section. (2) "Board of Trustees" means the governing board of the Authority, in which the general legislative powers of the Authority are vested. (3) "Population" means the number […]

§ 160A-602 – Definition of territorial jurisdiction of Authority.

160A-602. Definition of territorial jurisdiction of Authority. An authority may be created for any area of the State that, at the time of creation of the authority, meets the following criteria: (1) The area consists of three counties: (2) At least one of those counties contains at least part of a County Research and Production […]

§ 160A-603 – Creation of Authority.

160A-603. Creation of Authority. (a) The Boards of Commissioners of all three counties within an area for which an authority may be created as defined in G.S. 160A-602 may by resolution signify their determination to organize an authority under the provisions of this Article. Each of such resolutions shall be adopted after a public hearing […]

§ 160A-604 – Territorial jurisdiction of the Authority.

160A-604. Territorial jurisdiction of the Authority. (a) The territorial jurisdiction of any authority created pursuant to this Article shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the three counties that organized it. (b) Except as provided by this Article, the jurisdiction of the Authority may include all local public passenger transportation operating within the territorial jurisdiction […]

§ 160A-605 – Membership; officers; compensation.

160A-605. Membership; officers; compensation. (a) The governing body of an authority is the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees shall consist of 13 members, appointed as follows: (1) The county with the greatest population shall be allocated five members to be appointed as follows: a. Two by the board of commissioners of that county; […]

§ 160A-606 – Voting; removal.

160A-606. Voting; removal. (a) Six members of the Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as provided by G.S. 160A-605(a)(4), each member shall have one vote. (b) Each member of the Board of Trustees may be removed with or without cause by the appointer(s). If the appointment was made […]

§ 160A-607 – Advisory committees.

160A-607. Advisory committees. The Board of Trustees may provide for the selection of such advisory committees as it may find appropriate, which may or may not include members of the Board of Trustees. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)

§ 160A-607.1 – Special tax board.

160A-607.1. Special tax board. (a) The special tax board of an authority shall be composed of two representatives from each of the counties organizing the authority appointed annually by the board of commissioners of each of those counties’ members at the first regular meeting thereof in January, except that the initial members shall serve a […]

§ 160A-608 – Purpose of the Authority.

160A-608. Purpose of the Authority. The purpose of the Authority shall be to finance, provide, operate, and maintain for a safe, clean, reliable, adequate, convenient, energy efficient, economically and environmentally sound public transportation system for the service area of the Authority through the granting of franchises, ownership and leasing of terminals, buses and other transportation […]

§ 160A-609 – Service area of the Authority.

160A-609. Service area of the Authority. The service area of the Authority shall be as determined by the Board of Trustees consistent with its purpose, but shall not exceed the territorial jurisdiction of the authority and any area it may provide service to under G.S. 160A-610. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)

§ 160A-610 – General powers of the Authority.

160A-610. 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-611 – Authority of Utilities Commission not affected.

160A-611. Authority of Utilities Commission not affected. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, 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. (b) The North […]

§ 160A-612 – Fiscal accountability.

160A-612. Fiscal accountability. An Authority is a public authority subject to the provisions of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)

§ 160A-613 – Funds.

160A-613. Funds. (a) The establishment and operation of an Authority are governmental functions and constitute a public purpose, and the State of North Carolina and any unit of local government may appropriate funds to support the establishment and operation of the Authority. The State of North Carolina and any unit of local government may also […]

§ 160A-613.1 – Competition.

160A-613.1. Competition. No equipment of the authority may be used for charter, tour, or sight-seeing service. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)

§ 160A-614 – Effect on existing franchises and operations.

160A-614. Effect on existing franchises and operations. Creation of the Authority shall not have an effect on any existing franchises granted by any unit of local government; such existing franchises shall continue in full force and effect until legally terminated; further, all ordinances and resolutions of the unit of local government regulating local public transportation […]

§ 160A-615 – Termination.

160A-615. Termination. The Board of Trustees may terminate the existence of the Authority at any time when it has no outstanding indebtedness. In the event of such termination, all property and assets of the Authority not otherwise encumbered shall automatically become the property of the State of North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina […]

§ 160A-616 – Controlling provisions.

160A-616. 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. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)

§ 160A-617 – Bonds and notes authorized.

160A-617. Bonds and notes authorized. In addition to the powers granted by this Article, the Authority may issue bonds and notes pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Bond Act and the Local Government Revenue Bond Act for the purpose of financing public transportation systems or any part thereof and to refund such bonds […]