North Carolina § 146-20.1 Conveyance of certain marshlands validated; public trust rights reserved

North Carolina Statutes

§ 146-20.1 — Conveyance of certain marshlands validated; public trust rights reserved

North Carolina § 146-20.1

Ch. 146State Lands

Art. 4Miscellaneous Provisions

Subch. IUNALLOCATED STATE LANDS

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 146-20.1 (2026).

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(a)Validation. - All conveyances of swamplands, including regularly flooded estuarine marshlands, that have previously been made by the Literary Fund, the North Carolina Literary Board, or the State Board of Education are declared valid, and the person to whom the conveyance was made or his successor in title is declared to have title to the marshland.

(b)Reservation. - Areas of regularly flooded estuarine marshlands within conveyances validated by subsection (a) remain subject to all public trust rights.

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(a) Validation. - All conveyances of swamplands, including regularly flooded estuarine marshlands, that have previously been made by the Literary Fund, the North Carolina Literary Board, or the State Board of Education are declared valid, and the person to whom the conveyance was made or his successor in title is declared to have title to the marshland.
(b) Reservation. - Areas of regularly flooded estuarine marshlands within conveyances validated by subsection (a) remain subject to all public trust rights.