2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 113A - Pollution Control and Environment.
§ 113A-89. Location of trails.

§ 113A‑89.  Location of trails.

The process of locating routes of designated trails to be added to the system shall be as follows:

For State scenic trails, the Secretary or a designee, after consulting with the Committee, shall recommend a route.  For State recreation trails and for connecting or side trails, the Secretary or a designee, after consulting with the Committee, shall select the route.  The Secretary may provide technical assistance to political subdivisions or private, nonprofit organizations that develop, construct, or maintain designated trails or other public trails that complement the State trails system.  When a route shall traverse land within the jurisdiction of a governmental unit or political subdivision, the Department shall consult with such unit or such subdivision prior to its final determination of the location of the route.  The selected route shall be compatible with preservation or enhancement of the environment it traverses.  Reasonable effort shall be made to minimize any adverse effects upon adjacent landowners and users.  Notice of the selected route shall be published by the Department in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the trail is located, together with appropriate maps and descriptions to be conspicuously posted at the appropriate courthouse.  Such publication shall be prior to the designation of the trail by the Secretary. (1973, c. 670, s. 1; 1993, c. 184, s. 5.)