North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 158 Local Development

Article 1 - Local Development Act of 1925.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-1.   Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 803, s. 37
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-2.   Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 803, s. 38
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-3 through 158-7.   Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 803, ss. 39-43
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-7.1.   Local development
  (a) Each county and city in this State is authorized to make appropriations for the purposes of aiding and encouraging the location of manufacturing...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-7.2.   Accounting for expenditures
  In the event funds appropriated for the purposes of this Article are turned over to any agency or organization other than the county or...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-7.3.   Development financing
  (a) Definitions. - The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Development project. - A capital project that includes capital expenditures by both private...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-7.4.   Interlocal agreements concerning economic development
  (a) Any two or more units of local government may enter into contracts or agreements to execute undertakings pursuant to Part 1 of Article...

Article 2 - Economic Development Commissions.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.   Creation of municipal, county or regional commissions authorized; composition; joining or withdrawing from regional commissions
  The governing body of any municipality or the board of county commissioners of any county may by resolution create an economic development commission for...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.1.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Creation of Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.2.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Creation of North Carolina's Northeast Commission
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.3.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Creation of Southeastern North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.4.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Removal of commission members
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.4A.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) State Board of Education members as ex officio commission members
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.5.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Annual reporting requirement
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.6.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Uniform standards
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.7.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Use of State funds
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-8.8.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Orientation for board members
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-9.   Organization of commission; rules and regulations; committees; meetings
  Upon its appointment, the economic development commission shall promptly meet and elect from among its members a chairman and such other officers as it...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-10.   Staff and personnel; contracts for services
  Within the limits of appropriated funds, the commission may hire and fix the compensation of any personnel necessary to its operations, contract with consultants...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-11.   Office and equipment
  Within the limits of appropriated funds, the commission may lease, rent, or purchase, or otherwise obtain suitable quarters and office space for its staff,...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-12.   Fiscal affairs generally; appropriations
  The commission may accept, receive, and disburse in furtherance of its functions any funds, grants, and services made available by the federal government and...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-12.1.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Commission funds secured
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-13.   Powers and duties
  Any economic development commission created pursuant to this Article shall: (1) Receive from any municipal, county, joint, or regional planning board or commission with...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-14.   Regional planning and economic development commissions authorized
  Any municipalities and/or counties desiring to exercise the powers granted by this Article may, at their option, create a regional planning and economic development...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-15.   Powers granted herein supplementary
  The powers granted to counties and municipalities by this Article shall be deemed supplementary to any powers heretofore or hereafter granted by any general...

Article 2A - Multi-County Water Conservation and Infrastructure District.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-15.1.   Multi-County Water Conservation and Infrastructure District
  (a) There is established the Multi-County Water Conservation and Infrastructure District, which is a public authority for the purpose of the Local Government Budget...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-15.2 through 158-15.9.   Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 3 - Tax Elections for Industrial Development Purposes.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-16.   Board of commissioners may call tax election; rate and purposes of tax
  The board of county commissioners in any county is authorized and empowered to call a special election to determine whether it be the will...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-17.   Registration of voters; election under supervision of county board of elections
  There shall be no new registration of voters for such an election. Registration shall be open for registration of new voters in said county...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-18.   Form of ballot; when ballots supplied; designation of ballot box
  The form of the question shall be substantially the words "For Industrial Development Tax," and "Against Industrial Development Tax," which alternates shall appear separated...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-19.   Counting of ballots; canvassing, certifying and announcing results of elections
  The duly appointed judges and other election officials who are named and fixed by the county board of elections shall count the ballots so...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-20.   Authorized tax rate
  If a majority of those voting in such election favor the levying of such a tax, the board of commissioners of said county are...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-21.   Creation of industrial development commission; membership and terms of office; vacancies; meetings; selection of officers; bylaws and procedural rules and policies; authority of treasurer and required bond; subsidy or investment in business or industry forbidden
  If the majority of the qualified voters voting in such election favor the levying of such a tax, then and in that event, the...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-22.   Bureau set up under supervision and control of industrial development commission; furnishing county commissioners with proposed budget
  Under the supervision and jurisdiction of the industrial development commission for said county there shall be set up a bureau, the purpose of which...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-23.   Board of county commissioners may function and carry out duties of industrial development commission
  Nothing herein shall prevent the board of county commissioners itself from functioning and carrying out the duties of the industrial development commission as provided...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-24.   Counties to which Article applies
  The provisions of this Article shall apply only to the following counties: Alexander, Burke, Caswell, Chowan, Edgecombe, Franklin, Harnett, Haywood, Hertford, Mitchell, Northampton, Onslow,...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-25 through 158-29.   Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 4 - North Carolina's Eastern Region.

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-30.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Title
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-31.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Purpose
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-32.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Definitions
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-33.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Creation of North Carolina's Eastern Region
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-33.1.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Addition of counties to Region
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-34.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Territorial jurisdiction of Region
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-35.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Commission membership, officers, compensation
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-36.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Voting
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-37.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Powers of the Region
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-38.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Fiscal accountability
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-39.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Funds
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-41.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Withdrawal; termination
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 158-42.   (Repealed effective June 30, 2014) Temporary Region vehicle registration tax

Last modified: March 23, 2014