§ 143-506.6 Title
§ 143-506.7 Purposes
§ 143-506.8 Declaration of State Balanced Growth Policy
§ 143-506.9 Cooperation of agencies
§ 143-506.10 Designation of growth centers; achieving balanced growth
§ 143-506.11 Citizen participation
§ 143-506.12 Policy areas
§ 143-506.13 Implementation of a State-local partnership

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 143 > Article 55A - Balanced Growth Policy Act

  • 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
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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