North Carolina § 136-16 - Funds and property converted to State Highway Fund.
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§ 136-16. Funds and property converted to State Highway Fund.
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, all funds and property collected by the Department of Transportation shall be paid or converted into the State Highway Fund. For the purposes of this section, funds include proceeds from the sale of real property owned by the Department. History (1919, c. 189, s. 8; C.S., s. 3595; 1933, c. 172, s. 17; 1957, c. 65, s. 11; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; 1977, c. 464, s. 7.1; 2007-323, s. 27.15; 2019-199, s. 2(a).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-323, s. 27.15, effective July 1, 2007, in the middle of this section, inserted "including the proceeds from the sale of real property originally purchased with funds from the State Highway Fund," and minor punctuation changes. Session Laws 2019-199, s. 2(a), effective August 21, 2019, inserted "in this Chapter" after "provided" near the beginning of the first sentence, and deleted ", including the proceeds from the sale of real property originally purchased with funds from the State Highway Fund," following "Transportation" near the middle of the first sentence; and added the last sentence. Legal Periodicals. - For a survey of 1996 developments in constitutional law, see 75 N.C.L. Rev. 2252 (1997). §§ 136-16.1 through 136-16.3: Reserved for future codification purposes.
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Section 136-16 ("Funds and property converted to State Highway Fund.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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