159B-38. Confidentiality of contract discussions.
Discussions of a proposed or existing contract to which a joint agency may be or is a party for the construction, ownership, or operation of works, plants, and facilities for or incident to the generation, transmission, or use of electric power and energy or the purchase, sale, exchange, interchange, wheeling, pooling, transmission, or use of electric power and energy shall be confidential and information relating to such discussions shall not be a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes; provided that any contract entered into by or on behalf of a joint agency as defined by G.S. 159B-3 shall be a public record unless otherwise exempted by law. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 570, s. 11.)
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-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-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-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-27 - Taxes; payments in lieu of taxes.
§ 159B-29 - Dissolution of joint agencies.
§ 159B-30.1 - Additional reports.
§ 159B-31 - Legislative consent to the application of laws of other states.
§ 159B-32 - Government grants and loans.
§ 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.