§ 160A-576. Definitions. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑576. Definitions.

As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)        "Authority" means a body corporate and politicorganized in accordance with the provisions of this Article for the purposes,with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.

(2)        "Governing body" means the board, commission,council or other body, by whatever name it may be known, in which the generallegislative powers of the municipality are vested.

(3)        "Municipality" means any county, city, or town ofthis State, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, authority,or district in this State, which is or may be authorized by law to acquire,establish, construct, enlarge, improve, maintain, own, and operate publictransportation systems.

(4)        "Municipality's chief administrative official"means the county manager, city manager, town manager, or other person, bywhatever title he shall be known, in whom the responsibility for themunicipality's administrative duties is vested.

(5)        "Public transportation" means transportation ofpassengers whether or not for hire by any means of conveyance, including butnot limited to a street railway, elevated railway or guideway, subway, motorvehicle or motor bus, either publicly or privately owned and operated, holdingitself out to the general public for the transportation of persons within theterritorial jurisdiction of the authority, including charter service.

(6)        "Public transportation system" means, withoutlimitation, a combination of real and personal property, structures,improvements, buildings, equipment, vehicle parking or other facilities, andrights‑of‑way, or any combination thereof, used or useful for thepurposes of public transportation. (1977, c. 465; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 45.)