The municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, vest in a single body corporate and politic both the powers of a public transportation authority in accordance with the provisions of this Article and the powers of a parking authority in accordance with the provisions of Article 38 of Chapter 160 of the N.C. Gen. Stat.. Notwithstanding the membership provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-553, the members of a consolidated body created pursuant to this section shall be selected according to the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-577 (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 160A-587

  • Authority: means a body corporate and politic organized in accordance with the provisions of this Article for the purposes, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-576
  • Municipality: means any county, city, or town of this State, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this State, which is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, own, and operate public transportation systems. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-576
  • Public transportation: means transportation of passengers whether or not for hire by any means of conveyance, including but not limited to a street railway, elevated railway or guideway, subway, motor vehicle or motor bus, either publicly or privately owned and operated, holding itself out to the general public for the transportation of persons within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority, including charter service. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-576
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