§ 113A‑134.2.  Creation of program; administration; purpose; definitions.
(a)	There is created the Public Beach and Coastal Waterfront Access Program, to be administered by the Commission and the Department, for the purpose of acquiring, improving, and maintaining property along the Atlantic Ocean and coastal waterways to which the public has rights‑of‑access or public trust rights as provided in this Part.
(b)	As used in this Part:
(1)	"Public trust resources" has the same meaning as in G.S. 113‑131(e).
(2)	"Public trust rights" has the same meaning as in G.S. 1‑45.1. (1981, c. 925, s. 1; 1983, c. 757, s. 13; 1989, c. 344, s. 2; c. 727, s. 136; c. 751, s. 13; 1995, c. 183, s. 3.)