North Carolina § 105-550 - Definitions.

§ 105-550. Definitions.

The definitions in G.S. 105-164.3 and the following definitions apply in this Article: Authority. - A regional public transportation authority or a regional transportation authority created pursuant to Article 26 or Article 27 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes. Long-term lease or rental. - Defined in G.S. 105-187.1. Motorcycle. - Defined in G.S. 20-4.01. Repealed by Session Laws 1998-98, s. 33, effective August 14, 1998. Public transportation system. - Any combination of real and personal property established for purposes of public transportation. The systems may include one or more of the following: structures, improvements, buildings, equipment, vehicle parking or passenger transfer facilities, railroads and railroad rights-of-way, rights-of-way, bus services, shared-ride services, high-occupancy vehicle facilities, car-pool and vanpool programs, voucher programs, telecommunications and information systems, integrated fare systems, bus lanes, and busways. The term does not include, however, streets, roads, or highways except to the extent they are dedicated to public transportation vehicles or to the extent they are necessary for access to vehicle parking or passenger transfer facilities. Short-term lease or rental. - Defined in G.S. 105-187.1. U-drive-it vehicle. - Defined in G.S. 20-4.01. History (1997-417, s. 3; 1998-98, s. 33; 1999-452, s. 26; 2019-69, s. 4.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2006-162, s. 30, as amended by Session Laws 2009-527, s. 2(h), amended Part 3 of S.L. 1997-417, by adding a section to read: "3.1. A county authorized to impose a tax under Part 2 of Article 43 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes is considered an authority under Article 50 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, as enacted by Section 3 of this of this act, and the board of commissioners of that county is considered the board of trustees of the authority under Article 50. G.S. 105-554 of Article 50 does not apply to the proceeds of a tax imposed by county considered an authority under this section. The proceeds of a tax imposed by a county considered an authority under this section must be transferred to the largest city in that county operating a public transportation system. The proceeds of a tax imposed by a county considered an authority under this section must be transferred to the largest city in that county operating a public transportation system and used only for financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining a public transportation system. The proceeds may supplant existing funds allocated for a public transportation system. The term 'public transportation system' has the same meaning as defined in G.S. 105-506.1 ." Session Laws 2019-69, s. 6, made the amendment to subdivision (6) of this section by Session Laws 2019-69, s. 4, effective October 1, 2019, and applicable to vehicle subscription agreements entered into on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-69, s. 4, rewrote subsection (6), which formerly read: "Short-term lease or rental. - A lease or rental that is not a long-term lease or rental." For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.