North Carolina § 146-3 - What lands may be sold.

§ 146-3. What lands may be sold.

Any State lands may be disposed of by the State in the manner prescribed in this Chapter, with the following exceptions: No submerged lands may be conveyed in fee, but easements therein may be granted, as provided in this Subchapter. No natural lake belonging to the State or to any State agency on January 1, 1959, and having an area of 50 acres or more, may be in any manner disposed of, but all such lakes shall be retained by the State for the use and benefit of all the people of the State and administered as provided for other recreational areas owned by the State. History (1854-5, c. 21; R.C., c. 42, s. 1; Code, s. 2751; Rev., s. 1693; 1911, c. 8; C.S., ss. 7540, 7544; 1929, c. 165; G.S., ss. 146-1, 146-7, 146-12; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2013-360, s. 34.14(j3), provides: "Notwithstanding Articles 2 and 7 of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes and G.S. 124-5.1, the Department of Administration shall sell any parcels listed in subsection (j1) of this section that are located in Craven County and deposit the proceeds of the sales into the Freight Rail & Rail Crossing Safety Improvement Fund of the Highway Fund. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Administration may deduct the costs of selling the property from the proceeds of the sales." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2013.'" Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.5, is a severability clause. Legal Periodicals. - For note on defining navigable waters and the application of the public trust doctrine in North Carolina, see 49 N.C.L. Rev. 888 (1971). For article, "Public Rights and Coastal Zone Management," see 51 N.C.L. Rev. 1 (1972). For comment, "Sunbathers Versus Property Owners: Public Access to North Carolina Beaches," see 64 N.C.L. Rev. 159 (1985).