{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-602","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-602","heading":"Definition of territorial jurisdiction of Authority.","body":"An authority may be created for any area of the State that, at the time of creation of the authority, meets the following criteria:\n(1)\tThe area consists of three counties:\n(2)\tAt least one of those counties contains at least part of a County Research and Production Service District established pursuant to Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes; and\n(3)\tThe other two counties each:\na.\tContain at least one unit of local government that is designated by the Governor of the State of North Carolina as a recipient pursuant to Section 9 of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended; and\nb.\tAre adjacent to at least one county that contains at least part of a County Research and Production Service District established pursuant to Part 2 of Article 16 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes. (1989, c. 740, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 160A. Cities and Towns.","Article 26. Regional Public Transportation Authority."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160A/GS_160A-602.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:42Z","sha256":"0686e97801ca35a8c3bd95a66aa6360fbe78173e1ee28ae2a80480bd563c3fa9","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-601","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}