North Carolina § 143-260 - 9. Dedication shall not affect maintenance and improvement of existing structures or facilities.

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§ 143-260. 9. Dedication shall not affect maintenance and improvement of existing structures or facilities.

The dedication of property to the State Nature and Historic Preserve shall not prevent the administering State agency or local governing body from carrying out normal maintenance and improvement of existing structures or facilities that are appropriate to, and consistent with, the purpose for which the property in question was obtained by the State agency or local governing body. History (1973, c. 443, s. 4.) Opinions of Attorney General Flowage Easement Allowed Following Dedication. - Dedication of Umstead State Park to the State Nature and Historic Preserve as authorized by Article XIV, § 5, Constitution of North Carolina, does not require a vote of three-fifths of the members of each House of the General Assembly before a flowage easement may be granted to Wake County for flood control purposes. See opinion of Attorney General to Mr. Charles L. Holliday, State Building Division, 55 N.C.A.G. 105 (1986).

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Section 143-260 ("9. Dedication shall not affect maintenance and improvement of existing structures or facilities.") 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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