2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 136 - Transportation.
§ 136-82.2. State toll bridges.

§ 136‑82.2.  State toll bridges.

(a)        Toll. – The Department of Transportation may charge a toll for the use of a bridge that is included in the Highway Trust Fund Intrastate System Projects, which are listed in G.S. 136‑179, and is at least three and one‑half miles in length. The toll may not exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for a round trip or five hundred dollars ($500.00) for an annual pass for a vehicle. The Department may set different rates of fees for passenger motor vehicles and for property‑carrying vehicles. The Department may employ personnel to collect the toll and may construct and operate a toll plaza for collection of the toll. Toll revenue that exceeds the cost of collecting the toll shall be credited to the Highway Trust Fund.

(b)        Report. – The Department of Transportation shall report annually to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee on a toll imposed under this section. The report shall state the amount of toll revenue collected, the number of users paying the toll, the cost of collecting the toll, and any other information requested by the Committee. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 765, s. 1.)