Except as otherwise required by context, the following terms when used in this Part shall be construed respectively to mean:

(1) “Department” means the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143B-135.94

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3

(2) “Political subdivision” means any county, any incorporated city or town, or other political subdivision.

(3) “Scenic easement” means a perpetual easement in land which

a. Is held for the benefit of the people of North Carolina,

b. Is specifically enforceable by its holder or beneficiary, and

c. Limits or obligates the holder of the servient estate, his heirs, and assigns with respect to their use and management of land and activities conducted thereon, the object of such limitations and obligations being the maintenance or enhancement of the natural beauty of the land in question or of areas affected by it.

(4) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources, except as otherwise specified in this Part.

(5) “State Trails System” means the trails system established in this Part or pursuant to the State Parks Act, Part 32 of this Article, and including all trails and trail segments, together with their rights-of-way, added by any of the procedures described in this Part or Part 32 of this Article.

(6) “Trail” means a linear corridor on land or water, protected from motor vehicles, providing public access for recreation or transportation.

(7) “Trails Committee” means the North Carolina Trails Committee established by Part 35 of this Article. (1973, c. 670, s. 1; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(63); 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1004, s. 19(b); 1993, c. 184, s. 2; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(f), (m); 2019-20, s. 3(c).)

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