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NC Gen Stat § 143-215.126 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 21C - Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities.|§ 143-215.126 - Civil penalties.

 143-215.126. Civil penalties.(a) The Secretary of Environmental Quality may impose an administrative penalty on a person who constructs a wind energy facility or wind energy facility expansion without obtaining a permit under this Article or who constructs or operates a wind energy facility in violation of its permit terms and conditions. Each day of a continuing violation shall constitute a separate violation. The penalty shall not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day.(b) The Secretary of Environmental Quality, irrespective of all other remedies at law, may institute an action for injunctive relief against a person who constructs a wind energy facility without first obtaining a permit under this Article or who constructs or operates a wind energy facility or wind energy facility expansion in violation of its permit terms and conditions.  (2013-51, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(v).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-216 through 143-228.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 22 - State Ports Authority.|§ 143-216 through 143-228.1 - through 143-228.1: Recodified as §§ 143B-452 to 143B-467 by Session Laws 1977, c. 198, s. 9.

 143-216 through 143-228.1: Recodified as 143B-452 to 143B-467 by Session Laws 1977, c. 198, s. 9.
NC Gen Stat § 143-228.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 22A - Agency Review of Engineering Work.|§ 143-228.10 - (See Editor's note) Definitions.

 143-228.10. (See Editor's note) Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Practice of Engineering. - As defined in G.S. 89C-3.(2) Professional Engineer. - As defined in G.S. 89C-3.(3) Regulatory Authority. - The Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Health and Human Services, and any unit of local government operating a program (i) that grants permits, licenses, or approvals to the public and (ii) that is either approved by or delegated from the Department of Environmental Quality or the Department of Health and Human Services.(4) Regulatory Submittal. - An application or other submittal to a Regulatory Authority for a permit, license, or approval. In the case of a unit of local government, Regulatory Submittal shall mean an application or submittal submitted to a program approved by or delegated from the Department of Environmental Quality or the Department of Health and Human Services.(5) Submitting Party. - The person submitting the Regulatory Submittal to the Regulatory Authority.(6) Working Job Title. - The job title a Regulatory Authority uses to publicly identify an employee with job duties that include the review of Regulatory Submittals. Working Job Title does not mean job titles that are used by the human resources department of a Regulatory Authority to classify jobs containing technical aspects related to the Practice of Engineering.  (2014-120, s. 29(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u); 2015-264, s. 18.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-228.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 22A - Agency Review of Engineering Work.|§ 143-228.11 - Standardize certain regulatory review procedures.

 143-228.11. Standardize certain regulatory review procedures.No later than December 1, 2014, each Regulatory Authority shall review and, where necessary, revise its procedures for review of Regulatory Submittals to accomplish the following:(1) Standardize the provision of review and comments on Regulatory Submittals so that revisions or requests for additional information that are required by the Regulatory Authority in order to proceed with the permit, license, or approval are clearly delineated from revisions or requests for additional information that constitute suggestions or recommendations by the Regulatory Authority. For purposes of this subdivision, "suggestions or recommendations by the Regulatory Authority" means comments made by the reviewer of the Regulatory Submittal to the Submitting Party that make a suggestion or recommendation for consideration by the Submitting Party but that are not required by the Regulatory Authority in order to proceed with the permit, license, or approval.(2) With respect to revisions or requests for additional information that are required by the Regulatory Authority in order to proceed with the permit, license, or approval, the Regulatory Authority shall identify the statutory or regulatory authority for the requirement.  (2014-120, s. 29(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-228.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 22A - Agency Review of Engineering Work.|§ 143-228.12 - Informal review; scope; annual report.

 143-228.12. Informal review; scope; annual report.(a) Informal Review. - No later than December 1, 2014, each Regulatory Authority shall create a process for each regulatory program administered by the Regulatory Authority for an informal internal review at the request of the Submitting Party in each of the following circumstances:(1) The inclusion in a Regulatory Submittal of a design or practice sealed by a Professional Engineer but not included in the Regulatory Authority's existing guidance, manuals, or standard operating procedures. This review should first be conducted by the reviewing employee's supervisor or, in the case of a Regulatory Authority that is a unit of local government, either the reviewing employee's supervisor or the delegating or approving State agency. If this initial review was not conducted by a Professional Engineer, then the Submitting Party may request review by (i) a Professional Engineer on the staff of the Regulatory Authority or (ii) the delegating or approving State agency in the case of a Regulatory Authority that is a unit of local government. If the Regulatory Authority or delegating or approving State agency does not employ a Professional Engineer qualified and competent to perform the review, it may provide for review by a consulting Professional Engineer selected from a list developed and maintained by the Regulatory Authority. The Regulatory Authority may charge the Submitting Party for the costs of the review by the consulting Professional Engineer. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to limit the authority of the Regulatory Authority to make a final decision with regard to a Regulatory Submittal following the reviews described in this subdivision.(2) A disagreement between the reviewer of the Regulatory Submittal and the Submitting Party regarding whether the statutory or regulatory authority identified by the Regulatory Authority for revisions or requests for additional information designated as "required" under the procedures set forth in G.S. 143-228.11 justifies a required change.(b) Scope. - Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall limit or abrogate any rights available under Chapter 150B of the General Statutes to any Submitting Party.(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2017-10, s. 4.10, effective May 4, 2017.  (2014-120, ss. 29(c), (d), (j); 2017-10, s. 4.10.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-228.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 22A - Agency Review of Engineering Work.|§ 143-228.13 - Procedure to develop list of consulting professional engineers.

 143-228.13. Procedure to develop list of consulting professional engineers.Regulatory Authorities shall develop formal written procedures to prepare and maintain a list of consulting Professional Engineers required pursuant to G.S. 143-228.12(a)(1).  (2014-120, s. 29(e).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-237 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-237 - Title.

 143-237. Title.This Article shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Law. (1947, c. 263, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-238 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-238 - Definitions.

 143-238. Definitions.As used in this Article unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) The word "Commission" shall mean the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.(2) The word "Director" shall mean the Executive Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.(3) The terms "wildlife resources" and "wildlife" shall be defined in accordance with the definitions in G.S. 113-129. (1947, c. 263, s. 2; 1965, c. 957, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-239 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-239 - Statement of purpose.

 143-239. Statement of purpose.The purpose of this Article is to create a separate State agency to be known as the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, the function, purpose, and duty of which shall be to manage, restore, develop, cultivate, conserve, protect, and regulate the wildlife resources of the State of North Carolina, and to administer the laws relating to game, game and freshwater fishes, and other wildlife resources enacted by the General Assembly to the end that there may be provided a sound, constructive, comprehensive, continuing, and economical game, game fish, and wildlife program directed by qualified, competent, and representative citizens, who shall have knowledge of or training in the protection, restoration, proper use and management of wildlife resources. (1947, c. 263, s. 3; 1965, c. 957, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-240 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-240 - Creation of Wildlife Resources Commission; districts; qualifications of members.

 143-240. Creation of Wildlife Resources Commission; districts; qualifications of members.(a) There is hereby created the Wildlife Resources Commission of the Department of Environmental Quality which shall consist of 19 citizens of North Carolina who shall be appointed as is provided in G.S. 143-241.Each member of the Commission shall be an experienced hunter, fisherman, farmer, or biologist, who shall be generally informed on wildlife conservation and restoration problems.Members of the Commission shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138-5 or G.S. 138-6 as the case may be, which shall be paid from fees collected by the Wildlife Resources Commission.(b) There are established the following geographical wildlife districts:First district to be composed of the following counties: Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington.Second district to be composed of the following counties: Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt.Third district to be composed of the following counties: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Northampton, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson.Fourth district to be composed of the following counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland.Fifth district to be composed of the following counties: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Guilford, Lee, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham.Sixth district to be composed of the following counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly, Union.Seventh district to be composed of the following counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin.Eighth district to be composed of the following counties: Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford, Yancey.Ninth district to be composed of the following counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Swain, Transylvania.  (1947, c. 263, s. 4; 1961, c. 737, s. 11/2; 1965, c. 859, s. 2; 1971, c. 285; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; c. 906, s. 1; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1191, s. 79; 1989, c. 68, s. 1; c. 727, s. 218(112); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 684, s. 13; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2001-486, s. 2.11(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-241 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-241 - Appointment and terms of office of Commission members; filling of vacancies.

 143-241. Appointment and terms of office of Commission members; filling of vacancies.The members of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission shall be appointed as follows:The Governor shall appoint one member each from the first, fourth, and seventh wildlife districts to serve six-year terms;The Governor shall appoint one member each from the second, fifth, and eighth wildlife districts to serve two-year terms;The Governor shall appoint one member each from the third, sixth, and ninth wildlife districts to serve four-year terms;The Governor shall also appoint two at-large members to serve four-year terms.The General Assembly shall appoint eight members of the Commission to serve two-year terms, four upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House, four upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, in accordance with G.S. 120-121. Of the members appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House and upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least one of each shall be a member of the political party to which the largest minority of the members of the General Assembly belongs.Thereafter as the terms of office of the members of the Commission appointed by the Governor from the several wildlife districts expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms of six years each. As the terms of office of the members of the Commission appointed by the General Assembly expire, their successors shall be appointed for terms of two years each. All members appointed by the Governor serve at the pleasure of the Governor that appointed them and they may be removed by that Governor at any time. A successor to the appointing Governor may remove a Commission member only for cause as provided in G.S. 143B-13. Members appointed by the General Assembly serve at the pleasure of that body and may be removed by law at any time. In the event that a Commission member is removed, the member appointed to replace the removed member shall serve only for the unexpired term of the removed member. (1947, c. 263, s. 5; 1961, c. 737, s. 1; 1965, c. 859, s. 3; 1973, c. 825, s. 2; 1977, c. 906, s. 2; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1191, s. 80; 1989, c. 68, s. 3; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 684, s. 14; 1995, c. 490, s. 64; 2001-486, s. 2.11(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-242 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-242 - Vacancies by death, resignation or otherwise.

 143-242. Vacancies by death, resignation or otherwise.Appointments to fill vacancies of gubernatorial appointees on the Commission occurring by reason of death, disability, resignation or otherwise shall be made by the Governor for the balance of the unexpired terms by appointment of a member from the State at large, or from the appropriate district in accordance with the procedure set out in G.S. 143-241. Appointments to fill vacancies of those members of the Commission appointed by the General Assembly shall be made under G.S. 120-122. The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of the Commission from office for misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance. (1947, c. 263, s. 6; 1973, c. 825, s. 3; 1977, c. 906, s. 3; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1191, s. 81.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-243 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-243 - Organization of the Commission; election of officers; Robert's Rules of Order.

 143-243. Organization of the Commission; election of officers; Robert's Rules of Order.The Commission shall hold at least two meetings annually, one in January and one in July, and seven members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Additional meetings may be held at such other times within the State as may be deemed necessary for the efficient transaction of the business of the Commission. The Commission may hold additional or special meetings at any time at the call of the chairman or on call of any five members of the Commission. The Commission shall determine its own organization and methods of procedure in accordance with the provisions of this Article, and shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed.At the first scheduled meeting of the Commission after July 1, 1977, and on July 1 of each odd-numbered year thereafter, the Commission shall select from among its membership a chairman and a vice-chairman who shall serve for terms of two years or until their successors are elected and qualified. The Secretary of Environmental Quality or his designee shall serve as secretary of the Commission.The chairman shall guide and coordinate the official actions and official activities of the Commission in fulfilling its program responsibility for (i) the appointment and separation of the executive director of the Commission, (ii) organizing the personnel of the Commission, (iii) setting the statewide policy of the Commission, (iv) budgeting and planning the use of the Wildlife and Motorboat Funds, subject to the approval of the General Assembly, (v) holding public hearings, and (vi) adopting rules as authorized by law. The chairman shall report to and advise the Governor on the official actions and work of the Commission and on all wildlife conservation and boating safety matters that affect the interest of the people of the State.Meetings of the Commission shall be conducted pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order.  (1947, c. 263, s. 7; 1973, c. 825, s. 4; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; c. 906, s. 4; 1983, c. 717, ss. 71, 72; 1987, c. 827, s. 213; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(113); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 1997-456, s. 27; 2015-241, s. 14.30(v).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-244 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-244 - Location of offices.

 143-244. Location of offices.The Board of Public Buildings and Grounds shall provide the Commission with offices in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina. (1947, c. 263, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-246 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-246 - Executive Director; appointment, qualifications and duties.

 143-246. Executive Director; appointment, qualifications and duties.The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as soon as practicable after its organization shall select and appoint a competent person qualified as hereinafter set forth as Executive Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. The Executive Director shall be charged with the supervision of all activities under the jurisdiction of the Commission and shall serve as the chief administrative officer of the said Commission. Subject to the approval of the Commission and the Director of the Budget, he is hereby authorized to employ such clerical and other assistants as may be deemed necessary. The person selected as Executive Director shall have had training and experience in conservation, protection and management of wildlife resources. The salary of such Director shall be fixed by the Wildlife Resources Commission, in an amount at least equal to the salary of the Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries. The Director shall be allowed actual expenses incurred while on official duties away from resident headquarters. The salary and expenses of the Director shall be paid from the Wildlife Resources Fund subject to the provisions of the Executive Budget Act. The term of office of the Executive Director shall be at the pleasure of the Commission. Such bond shall be made as part of the blanket bond of State officers and employees provided for in G.S. 128-8. (1947, c. 263, s. 10; 1957, c. 541, s. 17; 1969, c. 844, s. 5; 1979, c. 830, s. 7; 1981, c. 884, s. 11; 1983, c. 717, s. 73; 1985, c. 479, s. 221; 1998-212, s. 28.19(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 143-247 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-247 - Transfer of powers, duties, jurisdiction, and responsibilities.

 143-247. Transfer of powers, duties, jurisdiction, and responsibilities.All duties, powers, jurisdiction, and responsibilities now vested by statute in and heretofore exercised by the Department of Conservation and Development, the Board of Conservation and Development, the Director of Conservation and Development, the Division of Game and Inland Fisheries, the Commissioner of Game and Inland Fisheries, or any predecessor organization, board, commission, commissioner or official relating to or pertaining to the wildlife resources of North Carolina, subject to the provisions of Subchapter IV of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes, are hereby transferred to and vested by law in the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission hereby created, subject to the provisions of this Article. The powers, duties, jurisdiction, and responsibilities hereby transferred shall be vested in the Commission immediately upon its organization under the provisions of this Article. Provided however, that no provision of this Article shall be construed as transferring to or conferring upon the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, herein created, jurisdiction over the administration of any laws regulating the pollution of streams or public waters in North Carolina. (1947, c. 263, s. 11; 1965, c. 957, s. 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 143-247.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions|Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.|§ 143-247.1 - Commission may accept gifts.

 143-247.1. Commission may accept gifts.The Wildlife Resources Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to accept gifts, donations or contributions from any source, which funds shall be held in a separate account and used solely for the purposes of wildlife conservation and management. Such funds shall be administered by the Wildlife Resources Commission and shall be used for wildlife conservation and management in a manner consistent with wildlife conservation management principles. (1971, c. 388.)