{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-135.158","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135.158","heading":"Raising the status of an area.","body":"Whenever in the judgment of the Secretary of the Department a scenic river segment has been sufficiently restored and enhanced in its natural scenic and recreational qualities, such segment may be reclassified with the approval of the Department, to a natural river area status and thereafter administered accordingly. (1971, c. 1167, s. 2; 1973, c. 1262, ss. 28, 86; 2015-241, s. 14.30(f).)","path":["Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973.","Article 2. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.","Part 36. Natural and Scenic Rivers System."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-135.158.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:43Z","sha256":"19bad92b9498f6ba68cc15c3141bce4d3505497087c3ac35d946df03af8fc9b3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-135.156","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-135.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}