2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-490. Civil Air Patrol Division - powers and duties.

Part 5. Civil Air Patrol.

§ 143B‑490.  Civil Air Patrol Division – powers and duties.

(a)        There is hereby established, within the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, the Civil Air Patrol Division, which shall be organized and staffed in accordance with this Part and within the limits of authorized appropriations.

(b)        The Civil Air Patrol Division shall:

(1)        Receive and supervise the expenditure of State funds provided by the General Assembly or otherwise secured by the State of North Carolina for the use and benefit of the North Carolina Wing‑Civil Air Patrol;

(2)        Supervise the maintenance and use of State provided facilities and equipment by the North Carolina Wing‑Civil Air Patrol;

(3)        Receive, from State and local governments, their agencies, and private citizens, requests for State approval for assistance by the North Carolina Wing‑Civil Air Patrol in natural or man‑made disasters or other emergency situations. Such State requested and approved missions shall be approved or denied by the Secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety or his designee under such rules, terms and conditions as are adopted by the Department. (1979, c. 516, s. 1.)