{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-28.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-28.1","heading":"Create Collaboration for Prosperity Zones.","body":"For purposes of enhanced collaboration and cooperation between governmental agencies, planning, use of resources, and improved efficiency at a regional level, the State is hereby divided into eight permanent zones as follows:\n(1)\tWestern Region, consisting of Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, and Transylvania Counties.\n(2)\tNorthwest Region, consisting of Alleghany, Ashe, Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey Counties.\n(3)\tSouthwest Region, consisting of Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties.\n(4)\tPiedmont-Triad (Central) Region, consisting of Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.\n(5)\tNorth Central Region, consisting of Chatham, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Wilson Counties.\n(6)\tSandhills (South Central) Region, consisting of Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, and Scotland Counties.\n(7)\tNortheast Region, consisting of Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties.\n(8)\tSoutheast Region, consisting of Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, and Wayne Counties. (2014-18, s. 3.2.)","path":["Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973.","Article 1. General Provisions.","Part 1. In General."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143B/GS_143B-28.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:43Z","sha256":"d570606aab51326124460ff62e02a62482a30d9d757518c7d0f84d84243aa94e","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-28","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143b-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}