North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Joint Agencies; Municipalities.
§ 159B-32 - Government grants and loans.

159B-32. Government grants and loans.
The governing board of any municipality or joint agency is hereby authorized to make application and to enter into contracts for and to accept grants-in-aid and loans from the federal and State governments and their agencies for planning, acquiring, constructing, expanding, maintaining and operating any project or facility, or participating in any research or development program, or performing any function which such municipality or joint agency may be authorized by general or local law to provide or perform.
In order to exercise the authority granted by this section, the governing board of any municipality or joint agency may:
(1) Enter into and carry out contracts with the State or federal government or any agency or institution thereof under which such government, agency or institution grants financial or other assistance to the municipality or joint agency;
(2) Accept such assistance or funds as may be granted or loaned by the State or federal government with or without such a contract;
(3) Agree to and comply with any reasonable conditions which are imposed upon such grants or loans;
(4) Make expenditures from any funds so granted. (1975, c. 186, s. 1.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 159B - Joint Municipal Electric Power and Energy Act

Article 2 - Joint Agencies; Municipalities.

§ 159B-4 - Authority of municipalities to jointly cooperate.

§ 159B-5 - Joint ownership of a project; provisions of the contract or agreement with respect thereto.

§ 159B-5.1 - Joint ownership with other public or private entities engaged in generation, transmission or distribution of electric power for resale.

§ 159B-6 - Sale of capacity and output by a municipality.

§ 159B-7 - Licenses, permits, certificates and approvals.

§ 159B-9 - Creation of a joint agency; board of commissioners.

§ 159B-10 - Executive committee, composition; powers and duties; terms.

§ 159B-11 - General powers of joint agencies; prerequisites to undertaking projects.

§ 159B-12 - Sale of capacity and output by a joint agency; support contracts; other contracts with a joint agency.

§ 159B-13 - Sale of excess capacity and output by a joint agency.

§ 159B-14 - Bonds of a joint agency.

§ 159B-15 - Issuance of bonds.

§ 159B-16 - Resolution or trust agreement.

§ 159B-16.1 - Revenues NCEMPA members.

§ 159B-17 - Revenues other municipalities.

§ 159B-18 - Trust funds; investment authority.

§ 159B-19 - Remedies.

§ 159B-20 - Status of bonds under Uniform Commercial Code.

§ 159B-21 - Bonds eligible for investment.

§ 159B-22 - Agreement of the State.

§ 159B-23 - Limited liability.

§ 159B-24 - Approval and sale of bonds.

§ 159B-25 - Refunding bonds.

§ 159B-26 - Tax exemption.

§ 159B-27 - Taxes; payments in lieu of taxes.

§ 159B-28 - Personnel.

§ 159B-29 - Dissolution of joint agencies.

§ 159B-30 - Annual reports.

§ 159B-30.1 - Additional reports.

§ 159B-31 - Legislative consent to the application of laws of other states.

§ 159B-32 - Government grants and loans.

§ 159B-33 - Eminent domain.

§ 159B-34 - Liability and defense.

§ 159B-35 - Additional method.

§ 159B-36 - Recodified as § 159B-52 by Session Laws 1983, c609, s8.

§ 159B-37 - Actions relating to bonds or to security for bonds.

§ 159B-38 - Confidentiality of contract discussions.

§ 159B-39 - Permitted uses of revenue from electric power rates.