{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-1","heading":"Meaning of terms.","body":"In this Article, unless the context otherwise requires, the expression \"Department\" means the Department of Environmental Quality; \"Secretary\" means the Secretary of Environmental Quality. (1925, c. 122, s. 3; 1973, c. 1262, ss. 28, 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(47); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, ss. 14.30(u), (v).)","path":["Chapter 113. Conservation and Development.","SUBCHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS.","Article 1. Powers and Duties of Department of Environmental Quality Generally."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_113/GS_113-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:02Z","sha256":"6800229b14a09fd7972b0184657067230bf99fe691b47a9fa6cfe77f45228196","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-112-1-through-112-37","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}