§ 143B-467. Warehouses, wharves, etc., on property abutting navigable waters.
§ 143B‑467. Warehouses, wharves, etc., on property abutting navigable waters.
The powers, authority and jurisdiction granted to the North CarolinaState Ports Authority under this Article and Chapter shall not be construed soas to prevent other persons, firms and corporations, including municipalities,from owning, constructing, leasing, managing and operating warehouses,structures and other improvements on property owned, leased or under thecontrol of such other persons, firms and corporations abutting upon andadjacent to navigable waters and streams in this State, nor to prevent suchother persons, firms and corporations from constructing, owning, leasing andoperating in connection therewith wharves, docks and piers, nor to prevent suchother persons, firms and corporations from encumbering, leasing, selling,conveying or otherwise dealing with and disposing of such properties,facilities, lands and improvements after such construction. (1955, c. 727; 1977, c. 198, s. 9.)