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Statutes > North-carolina > Chapter_108B > GS_108B-24§ 108B‑24. Designation of eligible agencies.
The Secretary shall designate agencies to fulfill the requirements ofthis Article in the service areas governed by one or more units of localgovernment. An agency so designated may be one of the following:
(1) Agencies which have been officially designated as communityaction agencies or limited purpose agencies pursuant to Section 210 of theEconomic Opportunity Act of 1964, Public Law 88‑452, 78 Stat. 508 andwhich have not lost their designation as a result of a failure to comply withthe provisions of that act.
(2) Private nonprofit agencies designated by the chief electedofficial of a political subdivision or one or more political subdivisions, inareas not served by agencies as defined in subdivision (1) of this section onJuly 1, 1984. Agencies eligible under this subdivision must apply to theSecretary for designation 60 days in advance of the beginning date of theirfiscal year. Political subdivisions designated under this section areauthorized to join existing community action agencies contiguous with theirboundaries or to organize their own community action agency in order to provideservices pursuant to this Article. (1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 111.1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990),c. 1004, s. 34(c).)
