{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-506.7","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-506.7","heading":"Purposes.","body":"The purposes of this Article are to declare as a policy that the State of North Carolina shall encourage economic progress and job opportunities throughout the State; support growth trends which are favorable to maintain a dispersed population, to maintain a healthy and pleasant environment and to preserve the natural resources of the State. (1979, c. 412, s. 2.)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 55A. Balanced Growth Policy Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-506.7.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"08705f33c8df811357592e9b72937be742d35dab8341cc723f422fa32cf7ec38","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-506.6","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-506.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}