North Carolina § 136-44 - 1. Statewide transportation system; policies.
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§ 136-44. 1. Statewide transportation system; policies.
The Department of Transportation shall develop and maintain a statewide system of roads, highways, and other transportation systems commensurate with the needs of the State as a whole and it shall not sacrifice the general statewide interest to the purely local desires of any particular area. The Board of Transportation shall formulate general policies and plans for a statewide transportation system. The Board shall formulate policies governing the construction, improvement and maintenance of roads, highways, and other transportation systems of the State with due regard to farm-to-market roads and school bus routes. History (1973, c. 507, s. 3; 1975, c. 716, s. 7; 2009-266, s. 18.) Local Modification. - Village of Bald Head Island: 1997-324, s. 1. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-266, s. 18, effective August 1, 2009, in the section catchline, substituted "transportation" for "road"; in the first and last sentences, substituted "roads, highways, and other transportation systems" for "roads and highways"; and, in the second sentence, substituted "transportation system" for "system of highways" at the end. Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1980 administrative law, see 59 N.C.L. Rev. 1026 (1981).
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