{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-159b-48","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 159B-48","heading":"Nonmunicipal members; constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 159B of the General Statutes or any other provision of law, any constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, as defined in Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, that owns a system or facility for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric power and energy for public and private use, may become a member of a joint municipal assistance agency. The commissioner and one or more alternate commissioners designated by any such members shall be appointed by its local governing board. As a member, the constituent institution has all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority, and responsibilities of a municipal member of a joint municipal assistance agency under Article 3 of this Chapter, including, the protection and immunities granted under Article 3 to those employed, appointed or otherwise acting on behalf of the constituent institutions, and the power and authority to enter into contracts and arrangements with a joint municipal assistance agency. (1991, c. 291, s. 1; 1995, c. 412, s. 28.)","path":["Chapter 159B. Joint Municipal Electric Power and Energy Act","Article 3. Joint Municipal Assistance Agencies."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_159B/GS_159B-48.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:02Z","sha256":"d5ea6346adfce702747b05b8512a18e8f23d7455aeceb851b97060c4888ccabc","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-159b-47","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-159b-49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}