§ 113A-153. North Carolina Land Policy Council. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 113A‑153.  NorthCarolina Land Policy Council.

(a),  (b) Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 881, s. 3.

(c)        Duties. –

(1)        To assemble and analyze significant existing laws, policiesand programs in State and local government as they pertain to or have substantialeffect upon the use, management, development or conservation of all lands andwaters, public and private, within the State of North Carolina.

(2)        To define and cause to be prepared and periodically revised,a system of information and data concerning the land resources of the entireState, including, but not limited to, esthetic, economic, ecological,demographic, geologic, and physical conditions, both current and projected, aswell as a continuing inventory of governmental and private needs and prioritiesfor the use of land resources. All State agencies and units of local governmentincluding the register of deeds of each county shall make all pertinent data intheir custody available to the Land Policy Council.

(3)        To consider, and to consult with the federal government andrelevant states on, the interstate aspects of land‑use issues of morethan intrastate concern.

(4)        To prepare, and revise on a continuing basis, an inventoryof public and private institutional and financial resources available for land‑useplanning and management within the State and of State and local programs,projects, and activities which have a regional impact of more than localconcern.

(5)        To establish a method for identifying new community andlarge‑scale development and land‑use projects with regional impact.

(6)        To prepare, in consultation with concerned State agenciesand other recognized authorities, principles and guidelines for the systematicidentification of areas of environmental concern.

(7)        To provide technical assistance and training programs forState and local agency personnel concerned with the development andimplementation of State and local land‑use programs.

(8)        To establish a method for coordinating all State and localagency programs and services which significantly affect land use.

(9)        To prepare, in conjunction with the Advisory Committee onLand Policy as described in G.S. 113A‑154, and following proceduresestablished by this Article, a State land policy as defined in G.S. 113A‑155.

(10)      To prepare, in conjunction with the Advisory Committee onLand Policy as described in G.S. 113A‑154, and after consultation withthe duly constituted and authorized planning agencies of local governments, andfollowing procedures established by this Article, a State land policy and Stateland classification system as defined further in this Article.

(11)      To prepare and recommend to the General Assembly a system ofvaluation of property for tax purposes related to the range of public servicesavailable or to be made available to properties designated in each of theseveral land classifications.

(d)        Hearings. – The Council shall conduct such public hearingsas it shall determine to be necessary or appropriate to the development of theState land policy and the State land classification system, provided only thatthere be no fewer than six such hearings held, two in each of the three majorphysiographic regions of the State. The Council shall give adequate publicnotice of each hearing at least 30 calendar days prior to the date of thehearing and shall consider all relevant statements and matters presented athearings.

The Council shall designate the place and time of hearing and may adoptappropriate rules of procedure governing the conduct of the hearing, includingthe presentation of oral and written statements, and the form, content andmethod of giving notice of hearing.

(e)        Acceptance and Administration of Federal or Private Funds. –The Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall have power andauthority to accept, receive and administer, on behalf of the Council, anyfunds, gifts, bequests, or other financial assistance given, granted orprovided by legislative appropriation, or under any federal act or acts or fromany federal agency, or from foundations or private sources, and to comply withall conditions and requirements necessary for the receipt, acceptance and useof said funds to the extent not inconsistent with the laws of this State andthe rules thereunder pertaining to land‑use planning and management. TheCouncil shall have authority to formulate plans and projects for the approvalof all funding agencies and institutions and to enter into such contracts andagreements as may be necessary for such purposes or to enter into jointagreements with any other agency or division of government for such purposesand to furnish such information as may be requested for any project or programrelated to or conducted pursuant to such plans and contracts. Such fundsreceived by the Council pursuant to this provision shall be deposited in theState treasury to the account of the Council and shall remain in such accountuntil used by the Council. (1973, c. 1306, s. 1; 1977, c. 771, ss. 4, 15; 1979, c. 44, s. 1; 1981,c. 47, s. 1; c. 881, s. 3; 1987, c. 827, s. 146; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(67); 1997‑443,s. 11A.119(a).)