§ 146-3. What lands may be sold. - North Carolina Statutes

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§ 146‑3.  What lands maybe sold.

Any State lands may bedisposed of by the State in the manner prescribed in this Chapter, with thefollowing exceptions:

(1)        No submerged landsmay be conveyed in fee, but easements therein may be granted, as provided inthis Subchapter.

(2)        No natural lakebelonging to the State or to any State agency on January 1, 1959, and having anarea of 50 acres or more, may be in any manner disposed of, but all such lakesshall be retained by the State for the use and benefit of all the people of theState and administered as provided for other recreational areas owned by theState. (1854‑5, c. 21; R.C., c. 42, s. 1; Code, s.2751; Rev., s. 1693; 1911, c. 8; C.S., ss. 7540, 7544; 1929, c. 165; G.S., ss.146‑1, 146‑7, 146‑12; 1959, c. 683, s. 1.)