N.C. Gen. Stat. § 55C-2: "Public corporation" defined.

The term "public corporation" for the purposes of this Chapter, means the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof, or any public agency of this State or any political subdivision thereof, or any public board, bureau, commission or authority created by the General Assembly, or a corporate municipal instrumentality of one or more states. (1975, 2nd Sess., c. 983, s. 132; 2013-342, s. 2.)