§ 160A-311. Public enterprise defined. - North Carolina Statutes

Article 16.

Public Enterprise.

Part1. General Provisions.

§ 160A‑311.  Public enterprise defined.

As used in this Article, the term "public enterprise"includes:

(1)        Electric power generation, transmission, and distributionsystems.

(2)        Water supply and distribution systems.

(3)        Wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal systems ofall types, including septic tank systems or other on‑site collection ordisposal facilities or systems.

(4)        Gas production, storage, transmission, and distributionsystems, where systems shall also include the purchase or lease of natural gasfields and natural gas reserves, the purchase of natural gas supplies, and thesurveying, drilling and any other activities related to the exploration fornatural gas, whether within the State or without.

(5)        Public transportation systems.

(6)        Solid waste collection and disposal systems and facilities.

(7)        Cable television systems.

(8)        Off‑street parking facilities and systems.

(9)        Airports.

(10)      Stormwater management programs designed to protect waterquality by controlling the level of pollutants in, and the quantity and flowof, stormwater and structural and natural stormwater and drainage systems ofall types. (1971, c. 698, s.1; 1975, c. 549, s. 2; c. 821, s. 3; 1977, c. 514, s. 2; 1979, c. 619, s. 2;1989, c. 643, s. 5; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 944, s. 14; 2000‑70, s.3.)