14B NCAC 04 .0102. PURPOSE

(a)  The purpose of the civil air patrol division is to:

(1)           receive and supervise the expenditures of state funds appropriated 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; and

(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 emergency situations.

(b)  The purpose of the North Carolina Wing-Civil Air Patrol is to:

(1)           engage in search and rescue operations for missing or downed aircraft;

(2)           operate numerous two-way fixed and mobile transceivers;

(3)           assist federal, state, and local authorities during natural or man-made disasters; and

(4)           promote aerospace education.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143B-490;

Eff. October 24, 1979;

Transferred from 14A NCAC 06 .0102 Eff. June 1, 2013.