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2023 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.)
2023 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).)
2023 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).)
2023 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.)
2023 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).)
2023 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.)
2023 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).)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-247.2 - Wildlife Conservation Account; emblems for those who donate to the Account.

§ 143-247.2. Wildlife Conservation Account; emblems for those who donate to the Account.
(a) Account. – The Wildlife Conservation Account is established within the Wildlife Resources Fund and is subject to the oversight of the State Auditor pursuant to Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the General Statutes. Revenue is credited to the Account from donations of income tax refunds, from other donations, from revenue derived from the sale of wildlife resources license plates, and from interest earned on the Account balance. The Commission may use revenue in the Account only for the following purposes:
(1) To manage, preserve, or protect wildlife species that are endangered, threatened, or of special concern and are included on the State's protected animal lists.
(2) To manage, preserve, or protect nongame wildlife species that are not on the State's protected animal lists.
(3) To administer and enforce nongame wildlife programs under the jurisdiction of the Commission.
(b) Emblems. – The Commission may issue and sell appropriate emblems by which to identify recipients of the emblems as contributors to the Wildlife Conservation Account. Emblems of different size, shape, type, or design may be used to recognize contributions in different amounts. The Commission may not issue an emblem for a contribution of less than five dollars ($5.00). (1975, c. 77; 1993, c. 257, s. 14; c. 543, s. 7; 1995, c. 509, s. 81; 2007-448, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-248 - Transfer of lands, buildings, records, equipment, and other properties.

§ 143-248. Transfer of lands, buildings, records, equipment, and other properties.
There is hereby transferred to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission all lands, buildings, structures, records, reports, equipment, vehicles, supplies, materials, and other properties, and the possession and use thereof, which have heretofore been acquired or obtained and now remain in the possession of, or which are now and heretofore have been used or intended for use by the Department of Conservation and Development, the Director of Conservation and Development, the Division of Game and Inland Fisheries, and the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, and any predecessor organization or division or official of either, for the purpose of protecting, propagating, and developing game, fur-bearing animals, game fish, inland fisheries, and all other wildlife resources which heretofore have been used or held by them in connection with any program conducted for said purposes, whether said lands or properties were acquired, purchased, or obtained by deed, gift, grant, contract, or otherwise; the said lands and other properties hereby transferred, subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth to the said Wildlife Resources Commission shall be held and used by it subject to the provisions of this Article and other provisions of law in furtherance of the intents, purposes, and provisions of this Article and other provisions of law in such manner and for such purposes as may be determined by the Commission. In the event that there shall arise any conflict in the transfer of any properties or functions as herein provided, the Governor of the State is hereby authorized and empowered to issue such executive order, or orders, as may be necessary clarifying and making certain the issue, or issues, thus arising: Provided, further, nothing herein contained shall be construed to transfer any of the State parks or State forests to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission: Provided, further, title to the property transferred by virtue of the provisions of this Article shall be held by the State of North Carolina for the use and benefit of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the use, control and sale of any of such property shall be governed by the general law of the State affecting such matters. (1947, c. 263, s. 12; 1965, c. 957, s. 15.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-249 - Transfer of personnel.

§ 143-249. Transfer of personnel.
Upon July 1, 1947, the Division of Game and Inland Fisheries of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development shall cease to exist and all employees of said Division shall continue as employees of the Commission at their option or until further action by the Commission. (1947, c. 263, s. 13.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-249.1 - Operating budget.

§ 143-249.1. Operating budget.
No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the certified operating budget of the Wildlife Resources Commission shall be allowed to accumulate in a cash balance. It is the intent of the General Assembly to implement in any subsequent fiscal year a nonrecurring reduction in an amount equal to the cash balance that exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the authorized operating budget in the prior fiscal year. (2013-283, s. 18.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-251 - Cooperative agreements.

§ 143-251. Cooperative agreements.
In furtherance of the purposes of this Article the Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into cooperative agreements pertaining to the management and development of the wildlife resources with federal, State, and other agencies, or governmental subdivisions. (1947, c. 263, s. 15.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-252 - Article subject to Chapter 113.

§ 143-252. Article subject to Chapter 113.
Nothing in this Article shall be construed to affect the jurisdictional division between the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality contained in Subchapter IV of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes, or in any way to alter or abridge the powers and duties of the two agencies conferred in that Subchapter. (1947, c. 263, s. 16; 1965, c. 957, s. 17; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 166; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-253 - Jurisdictional questions.

§ 143-253. Jurisdictional questions.
In the event of any questions arising between the Department of Environmental Quality and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as to any duty or responsibility or authority imposed upon either of said bodies by law, or in case of any conflicting rules or administrative practices adopted by said bodies, such questions or matters shall be determined by the Governor and his determination shall be binding on each of said bodies. (1947, c. 263, s. 17; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 167; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-254.2 - Enforcement of local laws.

§ 143-254.2. Enforcement of local laws.
(a) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to enforce all local acts heretofore or hereinafter enacted respecting game animals, fur-bearing animals and birds, including local acts which prohibit or restrict hunting from, to or across public roads and highways and including local acts which prohibit or restrict the taking of specified animals or birds.
Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply on the lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require the hiring of additional personnel by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. (1977, c. 120, ss. 1-3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-254.5 - Disclosure of personal identifying information.

§ 143-254.5. Disclosure of personal identifying information.
Social security numbers and identifying information obtained by the Commission shall be treated as provided in G.S. 132-1.10. For purposes of this section, "identifying information" also includes a person's mailing address, residence address, e-mail address, Commission-issued customer identification number, date of birth, information subject to G.S. 106-24.1 transferred to the Commission from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and telephone number. (2005-455, s. 1.17; 2006-255, s. 11.1; 2017-10, s. 2.1(a); 2017-211, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-254.6 - Powers of the Commission regarding certain fee negotiations, contracts, and capital improvements.

§ 143-254.6. Powers of the Commission regarding certain fee negotiations, contracts, and capital improvements.
(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 143-341(3) and G.S. 143-135.1, the Commission shall, with respect to the design, construction, or renovation of property developments at boating access areas, public fishing areas, and game lands of the Commission, requiring the estimated expenditure of non-General Fund money, of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) or less:
(1) Conduct the fee negotiations for all design contracts and supervise the letting of all construction and design contracts.
(2) Develop procedures governing the responsibilities of the Commission to perform the duties of the Department of Administration and the Director or Office of State Construction under G.S. 133-1.1(d) and G.S. 143-341(3).
(b) The Commission shall use the standard contracts for design and construction currently in use for State capital improvement projects by the Office of State Construction of the Department of Administration.
(c) A contract may not be divided for the purpose of evading the monetary limit under this section.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the Department of Administration shall not be the awarding authority for contracts awarded pursuant to this section.
(e) The Commission shall annually report the following to the State Building Commission:
(1) A list of projects governed by this section.
(2) The estimated cost of each project along with the actual cost.
(3) The name of each person or business awarded a contract under this section.
(4) Whether the person or business awarded a contract under this section meets the definition of "minority business" or "minority person" as defined in G.S. 143-128.2(g). (2023-69, s. 2.1(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission. › § 143-254.7 - Appropriation and emergency power to combat Chronic Wasting Disease; report.

§ 143-254.7. Appropriation and emergency power to combat Chronic Wasting Disease; report.
(a) Emergency Appropriation. – If the Commission determines that an outbreak of Chronic Wasting Disease in the State constitutes a significant threat to deer and other cervid species, the Commission may declare a wildlife emergency. Upon declaration of the wildlife emergency, the Commission shall request needed additional funding for immediate investigation, containment, and eradication of the outbreak from the Contingency and Emergency Fund to the Council of State for approval following the process set forth in G.S. 143C-4-4(c). The approved funds will be allocated by the State Controller to a special fund called the Chronic Wasting Disease Emergency Response Fund (CWD Response Fund). Funds allocated to the CWD Response Fund are appropriated to the Wildlife Resources Commission for the purposes for which the funds are requested and approved. The Commission shall request any federal funds available to combat Chronic Wasting Disease in cervids, and any such funds obtained will be used to offset State funds appropriated under this section to the extent allowed by applicable law. The Commission will inform the Office of State Budget and Management of the amount of State funds offset by federal funds, and the Office of State Budget and Management shall direct the State Controller to transfer these funds from the CWD Response Fund to the Contingency and Emergency Fund upon receipt of the federal funds.
(b) Report. – No later than September 15 of each year in which the Commission receives State funds to combat, monitor, or contain an outbreak of Chronic Wasting Disease appropriated either under this section or in any other enactment of the General Assembly, the Director shall submit a report on the activities conducted with the funds during the prior fiscal year to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources and the Fiscal Research Division. The report shall include the following with respect to each Chronic Wasting Disease initiative or activity funded during the previous fiscal year:
(1) Identification of the source of the funds used for the initiative or activity.
(2) The goals and outcomes for the initiative or activity.
(3) A description of the measures used or data collected to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the initiative or activity in reaching its desired goals and outcomes.
(4) The performance of each initiative or activity with respect to the identified goals and outcomes. (2021-160, s. 7(a); 2022-74, s. 15.1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 25B - State Nature and Historic Preserve Dedication Act. › § 143-260.6 - Short title.

§ 143-260.6. Short title.
This Article shall be known and may be cited as the State Nature and Historic Preserve Dedication Act. (1973, c. 443, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 25B - State Nature and Historic Preserve Dedication Act. › § 143-260.7 - Purpose.

§ 143-260.7. Purpose.
It is the purpose of this Article to prescribe the conditions and procedures under which properties may be specially dedicated for the purposes enumerated by Article XIV, Sec. 5 of the North Carolina Constitution ("Conservation of Natural Resources"), accepted by the General Assembly for said purposes, and thereby constituted part of the State Nature and Historic Preserve. (1973, c. 443, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 25B - State Nature and Historic Preserve Dedication Act. › § 143-260.9 - Dedication shall not affect maintenance and improvement of existing structures or facilities.

§ 143-260.9. Dedication shall not affect maintenance and improvement of existing structures or facilities.
The dedication of property to the State Nature and Historic Preserve shall not prevent the administering State agency or local governing body from carrying out normal maintenance and improvement of existing structures or facilities that are appropriate to, and consistent with, the purpose for which the property in question was obtained by the State agency or local governing body. (1973, c. 443, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 25B - State Nature and Historic Preserve Dedication Act. › § 143-260.10D - Removal of land at Hammocks Beach State Park from the State Nature and Historic Preserve.

§ 143-260.10D. Removal of land at Hammocks Beach State Park from the State Nature and Historic Preserve.
Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 143-260.10(1), the tract identified as a portion of the property legally described in Deed Book 414, Page 607, Onslow County Registry, containing 0.063 acres; beginning at a point located S 25°19'50" W, 60.86 feet, thence S 02°10'40" E, 33.61 feet from the southeast corner of above reference property, proceeding from said beginning point S 02°10'40" E, 32.73 feet, thence S 69°12'45" W, 176.47 feet to a point, thence N 59°47'25" E, 189.47 feet to the point of beginning; as shown on a survey prepared by John P. McLean Engineering Associates and entitled "Exhibit Map Showing Land Swap Between N.C. Park Service and Hammocks Point" dated June 29, 1990, is removed from the State Nature and Historic Preserve.
The State of North Carolina may only exchange this land for other land for inclusion in Hammocks Beach State Park or sell the land and use the proceeds for that purpose. The State of North Carolina may not otherwise sell or exchange this land.
The removal of the portion of Hammocks Beach State Park under this section achieves the requirements and purposes of Part 32 of Article 7 [Article 2] of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes and constitutes a deletion from the State Parks System as required by G.S. 143B-135.54. (1991, c. 318, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(z), (aa); 2015-268, s. 5.4(f).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 25B - State Nature and Historic Preserve Dedication Act. › § 143-260.10E - Utility easement at William BUmstead State Park.

§ 143-260.10E. Utility easement at William B. Umstead State Park.
(a) The State of North Carolina may grant a utility easement to Carolina Power and Light Company across a tract of land within William B. Umstead State Park. The easement shall be 100 feet wide, extending 50 feet on each side of the following-described survey line: Lying and being in Leesville township, Wake County, North Carolina; BEGINNING at point B2 as shown on the Drawing hereinafter referred to, the point B2 being located in a southern property line of Raleigh Durham Airport Authority (formerly Continental Mortgage Investors) and a northern property line of the State of North Carolina; the point B2 also being located North 87 degrees 01 minute 31 seconds West 834.04 feet from a concrete monument making a southeastern corner of Raleigh Durham Airport Authority (formerly Continental Mortgage Investors); and runs thence South 02 degrees 01 minute 53 seconds East 3508.00 feet to point A2 on the Drawing, the location of Point A2 having North Carolina Coordinates Y=773, 193.769 and X=2,069,162.420, the Point A2 being located at the terminus of Carolina Power and Light Company's existing 100 foot wide right-of-way strip, as shown and described on Carolina Power and Light Company Drawing No. RW-A-5246, dated September 1977, which Drawing also shows the respective complementing sidelines going to make up the easement.
(b) The State of North Carolina may only use the proceeds from the easement described in subsection (a) of this section to acquire property at any State park.
(c) The grant of the easement within William B. Umstead State Park to Carolina Power and Light Company under this section constitutes authorization by the General Assembly that the described tract of land may be used for a utility easement, which is a purpose other than the public purposes as specified in Article XIV, Section 5, of the Constitution, Article 25B of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, and Part 32 of Article 7 [Article 2] of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes. (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 907, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(z).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 25B - State Nature and Historic Preserve Dedication Act. › § 143-260.10F - Road right-of-way; Pilot Mountain State Park.

§ 143-260.10F. Road right-of-way; Pilot Mountain State Park.
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 143-260.10, the State of North Carolina may convey a road right-of-way to the Department of Transportation across lands within Pilot Mountain State Park. The right-of-way for the road shall begin 71.9 feet S 70° 41' 12" E of park corner number 94 as shown on the June 1, 1968, Pilot Mountain State Park survey by Southern Mapping & Engineering Company. From point of beginning N 70° 41' 12" W for 71.9 feet, then following the centerline of the existing road SR 2068 N 02° 31' 21" E for 24.13 feet, then N 25° 17' 28" E for 225.06 feet, then N 35° 31'48" E for 139.35 feet, then with the northern boundary of the park S 55° 48' 51" E for 30.0 feet, then along new right-of-way line for approximately 350 feet as shown on Department of Transportation Plat of SR 2068, Shoals Road – McKinney Cut, Surry County, W.O. 6.742488 dated August 28, 1992, to point of beginning. The area of this right-of-way is approximately 17,850 square feet.
(b) The property described in subsection (a) of this section is removed from the State Nature and Historic Preserve and deleted from the State Parks System.
(c) The State shall only use the proceeds from this right-of-way to acquire lands for the expansion of Pilot Mountain State Park. (1993, c. 457.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 27 - Settlement of Affairs of Certain Inoperative Boards and Agencies. › § 143-267 - Release and payment of funds to State Treasurer; delivery of other assets to Secretary of Administration.

§ 143-267. Release and payment of funds to State Treasurer; delivery of other assets to Secretary of Administration.
Whenever the statutes creating, or granting authority to, any licensing, regulatory, or examining board or agency have been or are hereafter repealed, or declared unconstitutional or invalid by the Supreme Court of North Carolina, every officer or other person responsible for or having control or custody of any funds, records, equipment or any other assets held or owned by any such board or agency which was theretofore authorized by any such statute to exercise licensing or regulatory powers or conduct examinations in respect to the right to practice any profession or engage in any trade, business, craft or calling, shall forthwith release and deliver all such funds to the State Treasurer of North Carolina, and shall forthwith release and deliver all other assets of every nature whatsoever to the Secretary of Administration for the State of North Carolina. (1949, c. 740, s. 1; 1975, c. 879, s. 46.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 27 - Settlement of Affairs of Certain Inoperative Boards and Agencies. › § 143-268 - Official records turned over to Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; conversion of other assets into cash; allocation of assets to State agency or department.

§ 143-268. Official records turned over to Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; conversion of other assets into cash; allocation of assets to State agency or department.
The Secretary of Administration shall receive all such assets so delivered and, after they have served their purpose in the liquidation of the affairs of such board or agency, shall turn over all official records of such board or agency to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to be held pursuant to the statutes relating to such Department. The Secretary of Administration shall proceed to convert all other such assets into cash by public sale to the highest bidder, and shall deposit the net proceeds of any such sale with the State Treasurer: Provided, that the Secretary of Administration, in his discretion, may allocate to any State agency or department, the whole or any part of such assets, the sale of which is not required to discharge the obligations of the board or agency being liquidated. (1949, c. 740, s. 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 1975, c. 879, s. 46; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 27 - Settlement of Affairs of Certain Inoperative Boards and Agencies. › § 143-269 - Deposit of funds by State Treasurer.

§ 143-269. Deposit of funds by State Treasurer.
The State Treasurer shall receive all funds delivered to him under this Article and shall deposit the same in a special fund for the account of the board or agency whose affairs are being liquidated, to be held and applied as hereinafter provided. (1949, c. 740, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 27 - Settlement of Affairs of Certain Inoperative Boards and Agencies. › § 143-270 - Statement of claims against board or agency; time limitation on presentation.

§ 143-270. Statement of claims against board or agency; time limitation on presentation.
Any person having any claim or cause of action against any board or agency whose affairs are being liquidated under this Article, may present a verified statement of the same to the Secretary of Administration, who shall investigate and approve or disapprove such claim; any claim not presented to the Secretary of Administration within one year from the time such board or agency becomes inoperative by law shall be barred, and no claim shall be approved or paid which is barred by any statute of limitation or any statutory prohibition in respect to the payment of any claim, or the refund of any deposit, dues, assessment, or examination or license fee. (1949, c. 740, s. 4; 1975, c. 879, s. 46.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 27 - Settlement of Affairs of Certain Inoperative Boards and Agencies. › § 143-271 - Claims certified to State Treasurer; payment; escheat of balance to University of North Carolina.

§ 143-271. Claims certified to State Treasurer; payment; escheat of balance to University of North Carolina.
The Secretary of Administration shall certify to the State Treasurer a schedule of all claims approved or disapproved, and after one year from the time at which the board or agency became inoperative under the law, the State Treasurer shall, out of the funds in his hands for the account of such board or agency, pay all approved claims in full, or if such funds are insufficient for full payment, then he shall equally prorate said claims and make partial payment insofar as funds are available. Should any balance remain in the hands of the Treasurer after the payment of all approved claims, such balance shall escheat and be paid over to the University of North Carolina, to be held in accordance with the statutes governing escheats. (1949, c. 740, s. 5; 1975, c. 879, s. 46.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 27 - Settlement of Affairs of Certain Inoperative Boards and Agencies. › § 143-272 - Audit of affairs of board or agency; payment for audit and other expenses.

§ 143-272. Audit of affairs of board or agency; payment for audit and other expenses.
Irrespective of the provisions of G.S. 143-271 of this Article, the State Treasurer is specifically authorized, in his discretion, to cause an audit to be made of the affairs of any such board or agency, and to immediately pay the cost of such audit, together with the expenses of transferring records and assets, and other necessary costs of liquidation, out of the first funds coming into his hands for the account of such board or agency. (1949, c. 740, s. 6.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29 - Commission to Study the Care of the Aged and Handicapped. › § 143-279 - Establishment and designation of Commission.

§ 143-279. Establishment and designation of Commission.
A Commission is hereby established for the study of the problems relating to the care of the aged with especial reference to those failing mentally and the intellectually or physically handicapped of all ages and this Commission shall be known as "the Commission for the Study of Problems of the Care of the Aged and Intellectually or Physically Handicapped." (1949, c. 1211, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29 - Commission to Study the Care of the Aged and Handicapped. › § 143-280 - Membership.

§ 143-280. Membership.
The Commission shall consist of three members from the Department of Health and Human Services, one member from the boards of county commissioners, one county superintendent of social services, one local health director, one clerk of the superior court. (1949, c. 1211, s. 2; 1957, c. 1357, s. 12; 1963, c. 1166, s. 10; 1969, c. 982; 1973, c. 476, ss. 128, 133, 138; 1997-443, s. 11A.95.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29 - Commission to Study the Care of the Aged and Handicapped. › § 143-281 - Appointment and removal of members.

§ 143-281. Appointment and removal of members.
The Governor shall appoint the members of this Commission, and may remove any member; he shall not be required to give any reason for the removal of any member. (1949, c. 1211, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29 - Commission to Study the Care of the Aged and Handicapped. › § 143-282 - Duties of Commission; recommendations.

§ 143-282. Duties of Commission; recommendations.
This Commission shall study the problems relating to the care of the aged with special reference to those failing mentally and shall inquire into the methods of meeting and handling this problem in other states. It shall make a similar study of the problem of the care of individuals with an intellectual disability, with special attention to those requiring custodial care. It shall make a study of the problems relating to the care of individuals with a physical disability with a special reference to those whose physical disability renders them incapable of self-support and shall inquire into the methods of meeting and handling this problem in other states.
It shall make recommendations to the Governor offering plans for dealing with the problem of the care needed for this group, and means of clarification of the responsibility of the State and respective counties. (1949, c. 1211, s. 4; 2018-47, s. 11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29 - Commission to Study the Care of the Aged and Handicapped. › § 143-283 - Compensation.

§ 143-283. Compensation.
The members of the Commission shall receive for each day in actual performance of duties under this Article, a per diem of seven dollars ($7.00), and necessary travel and subsistence expenses, to be paid out of the contingency and emergency fund. (1949, c. 1211, s. 5.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29A - Governor's Council on Employment of the Handicapped. › § 143-283.1 - Short title.

§ 143-283.1. Short title.
This Article may be cited as "The Governor's Council on Employment of the Handicapped Act." (1961, c. 981; 1973, c. 476, s. 179.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29A - Governor's Council on Employment of the Handicapped. › § 143-283.2 - Purpose of Article; cooperation with President's Committee.

§ 143-283.2. Purpose of Article; cooperation with President's Committee.
The purpose of this Article is to carry on a continuing program to promote the employment of the physically, mentally, emotionally, and otherwise handicapped citizens of North Carolina by creating statewide interest in the rehabilitation and employment of the handicapped, and by obtaining and maintaining cooperation with all public and private groups and individuals in this field. The Governor's Council shall work in close cooperation with the President's Committee on Employment of the Physically Handicapped to more effectively carry out the purpose of this Article, and with State and federal agencies having responsibilities for employment and rehabilitation of the handicapped. (1961, c. 981; 1973, c. 476, s. 179.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29A - Governor's Council on Employment of the Handicapped. › § 143-283.3 - Celebration of National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.

§ 143-283.3. Celebration of National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.
The Governor's Council shall, by proclamation, designate the first full week in October of each year as "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week." The committee shall promote and encourage the holding of appropriate ceremonies throughout the State during said week, the purpose of which ceremonies shall be to enlist public support for and interest in the employment of the physically handicapped. The Governor shall, in his proclamation designating National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week, invite the mayors of all cities, heads of other instrumentalities of government, leaders of industry and business, educational and religious groups, labor, veterans, women, farm, scientific and professional, and all other organizations and individuals having an interest to participate in said ceremonies. (1961, c. 981; 1973, c. 476, s. 179.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions › Article 29A - Governor's Council on Employment of the Handicapped. › § 143-283.8 - Governor's Council nonpartisan and nonprofit.

§ 143-283.8. Governor's Council nonpartisan and nonprofit.
The Governor's Council shall be nonpartisan, nonprofit, and shall not be used for the dissemination of partisan principles, nor for the promotion of the candidacy of any person seeking public office or preferment. (1961, c. 981; 1973, c. 476, s. 179.)