{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-215.51","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-215.51","heading":"Purposes.","body":"The purposes of this Part are to:\n(1)\tMinimize the extent of floods by preventing obstructions that inhibit water flow and increase flood height and damage.\n(2)\tPrevent and minimize loss of life, injuries, property damage, and other losses in flood hazard areas.\n(3)\tPromote the public health, safety, and welfare of citizens of North Carolina in flood hazard areas. (1971, c. 1167, s. 3; 1973, c. 621, s. 5; 2000-150, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 21. Water and Air Resources.","Part 6. Floodway Regulation."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-215.51.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"2e9ab5bb5cc3f8794961bf82bfb92d05847389d523ab118aa81550e2dbe9d939","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-215.50","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-215.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}