North Carolina § 64-51 Purpose

North Carolina Statutes

§ 64-51 — Purpose

North Carolina § 64-51

Ch. 64Aliens

Art. 3Prohibit Adversarial Foreign Government Acquisition of High Purity Quartz

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 64-51 (2026).

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The General Assembly finds that high purity quartz is a highly valuable resource used in the manufacture of semiconductors, optical fibers, circuit boards, and other technologically advanced components and it is therefore in the public interest for the State to guard its deposits of high purity quartz from the potential of adversarial foreign government control in order to protect our vital mineral and economic resources. (2024-45, s. 10(a).)

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The General Assembly finds that high purity quartz is a highly valuable resource used in the manufacture of semiconductors, optical fibers, circuit boards, and other technologically advanced components and it is therefore in the public interest for the State to guard its deposits of high purity quartz from the potential of adversarial foreign government control in order to protect our vital mineral and economic resources. (2024-45, s. 10(a).)