An authority may be created for the area of any Metropolitan Planning Organization of the State that, at the time of creation of the authority, meets the following criteria, such area being the initial territorial jurisdiction of the Authority:

(1)        The area consists of all or part of five counties, all five counties of which form a contiguous territory;

(2)        At least two of those counties are contiguous to each other and each have a population of 250,000 or over; and

(3)        The other three counties each have a population of 100,000 or over. (1997-393, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 160A-632

  • Authority: means a Regional Transportation Authority as defined by subdivision (6) of this section. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-631
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Population: means the number of persons residing in respective areas as defined and enumerated in the most recent decennial federal census. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-631
  • 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
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