North Carolina § 143B-135 - 250. Short title.

§ 143B-135. 250. Short title.

This Part shall be known as the Nature Preserves Act. History (1985, c. 216, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(k2), (r2).) Cross References. - As to the Coastal Reserve Program, see G.S. 113A-129.2. Oregon Inlet State Park and Outer Banks Transportation Corridor. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 14.7(a)-(h), authorizes the initiation of negotiations by the Department of Administration with the appropriate federal authority for the acquisition of certain federally owned property for the creation of Oregon Inlet State Park. If the subject real property is acquired by the State, then, together with any other real property owned by the State within the subject area, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources is authorized to add Oregon Inlet State Park to the State Parks System. The provisions of Session Laws 2014-100, s. 14.7(a)-(h), further provides for the condemnation authority necessary to manage existing and future transportation corridors on the Outer Banks, and for the identification of federally owned property necessary to construct or manage existing and future transportation corridors on the Outer Banks. Editor's Note. - Former Article 9A of Chapter 113A (G.S. 113A-164.1 to G.S. 113A-164.12) was recodified as Part 42 of Article 2 of Chapter 143B (G.S. 143B-135.250 to G.S. 143B-135.272) by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(k2), effective July 1, 2015. Where appropriate, historical citations and case annotations from former sections have been added to corresponding sections in new Part 42 as recodified. Former G.S. 113A-164.1 was recodified as G.S. 143B-135.250 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(k2), effective July 1, 2015. Session Laws 2014-100, s. 14.7(m), provides: "Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, Article 9A of Chapter 113A of the General Statutes, or any other provision of law, neither the Governor nor the Council of State shall be required to approve any conveyance, exchange, or condemnation made pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, consultation with or reporting to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations shall not be required prior to the conveyance, exchange, or condemnation, except as set forth in subsection (h) of this section [requiring the Department of Transportation to identify federally owned property that is necessary to construct or to manage existing and future transportation corridors on the Outer Banks]." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2014-2015 fiscal year." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(a), as amended by Session Laws 2015-268, s. 5.4(a), provides: "The Department of Cultural Resources is renamed the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and all functions, powers, duties, and obligations vested in the following programs, divisions, and entities within the Department of Environment and Natural Resources are transferred to, vested in, and consolidated within the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources by a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6: "(1) The Division of Parks and Recreation. "(2) The State Parks System, including Mount Mitchell State Park. "(3) The North Carolina Aquariums Division. "(4) The North Carolina Zoological Park. "(5) The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. "(6) Clean Water Management Trust Fund. "(7) The Natural Heritage Program, within the Office of Land and Water Stewardship." Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(r2), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Part" for "Article." Legal Periodicals. - For article, "The Evolution of Modern North Carolina Environmental and Conservation Policy Legislation," see 29 Campbell L. Rev. 535 (2007).