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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 7 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. › § 143A-64 - North Carolina Board of Crop Seed Improvement; transfer.

§ 143A-64. North Carolina Board of Crop Seed Improvement; transfer.
The North Carolina Board of Crop Seed Improvement, as contained in Article 30 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes and the laws of this State, is hereby transferred by a Type II transfer to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (1971, c. 864, s. 9; 1997-261, s. 102.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 7 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. › § 143A-65 - North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board; transfer.

§ 143A-65. North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board; transfer.
The North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board, as contained in Article 35 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes and the laws of this State, is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (1971, c. 864, s. 9; 1997-261, s. 103.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 7 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. › § 143A-65.1 - North Carolina Forest Service.

§ 143A-65.1. North Carolina Forest Service.
The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall have charge of the work of forest maintenance, forest fire prevention, reforestation, and the protection of lands and water supplies by the preservation of forests; it shall also have the care of State forests and State recreational forests. (2011-145, s. 13.25(c); 2013-155, s. 23.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 7 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. › § 143A-66.1 - Forestry Council - creation; powers and duties.

§ 143A-66.1. Forestry Council – creation; powers and duties.
There is hereby created the Forestry Council of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Forestry Council shall have the following functions and duties:
(1) To advise the Commissioner of Agriculture with respect to all matters concerning the protection, management, and preservation of State-owned, privately owned, and municipally owned forests in the State, including but not limited to:
a. Profitable use of the State's forests consistent with the principles of sustained productivity.
b. Best management practices, including those for protection of soil, water, wildlife, and wildlife habitat, to be used in managing the State's forests and their resources.
c. Restoration of forest ecosystems and protection of rare and endangered species occurring in the State's private forests consistent with principles of private ownership of land.
(2) To maintain oversight of a continuous monitoring and planning process, to provide a long-range, comprehensive plan for the use, management, and sustainability of North Carolina's forest resources, and to report regularly on progress made toward meeting the objectives of the plan.
(3) To provide a forum for the identification, discussion, and development of recommendations for the resolution of conflicts in the management of North Carolina's forests.
(4) To undertake any other studies, make any reports, and advise the Commissioner of Agriculture on any matter as the Commissioner may direct. (1973, c. 1262, s. 52; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(139); 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 653, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2011-145, s. 13.25(f), (g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 7 - Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. › § 143A-66.3 - Forestry Council Meetings.

§ 143A-66.3. Forestry Council – meetings.
The Forestry Council shall meet annually in October and at least three other times a year and may hold special meetings at any time and place within the State at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request of at least a majority of the members. At least one meeting during each two-year period shall be held in the Mountains, Piedmont, and the Coastal Plain. (1973, c. 1262, s. 54; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 653, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 13.25(f).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 8 - Department of Labor. › § 143A-68 - Commissioner of Labor; powers and duties.

§ 143A-68. Commissioner of Labor; powers and duties.
The Commissioner of Labor shall have such powers and duties as are conferred on him by this Chapter, delegated to him by the Governor, and conferred by the Constitution and laws of this State. (1971, c. 864, s. 10.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 8 - Department of Labor. › § 143A-69 - Commissioner of Labor; transfer of powers and duties to Department.

§ 143A-69. Commissioner of Labor; transfer of powers and duties to Department.
Except as otherwise provided in the Constitution or in this Chapter, all powers, duties and functions vested by law in the Commissioner of Labor are transferred by a Type I transfer to the Department of Labor. (1971, c. 864, s. 10.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 8 - Department of Labor. › § 143A-70 - Board of Boiler Rules and Bureau of Boiler Inspection; transfer.

§ 143A-70. Board of Boiler Rules and Bureau of Boiler Inspection; transfer.
The Board of Boiler Rules and the Bureau of Boiler Inspection, as contained in Article 7 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes and the laws of this State, are hereby transferred by a Type I transfer to the Department of Labor. (1971, c. 864, s. 10.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 8 - Department of Labor. › § 143A-72 - Voluntary arbitration of labor disputes; appointment of arbitrator or panel; Commissioner of Labor; transfer.

§ 143A-72. Voluntary arbitration of labor disputes; appointment of arbitrator or panel; Commissioner of Labor; transfer.
All of the powers, duties and functions of the Commissioner of Labor under Article 4A of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes and the laws of this State, are transferred by a Type I transfer to the Department of Labor. (1971, c. 864, s. 10.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 9 - Department of Insurance. › § 143A-74 - Commissioner of Insurance; powers and duties.

§ 143A-74. Commissioner of Insurance; powers and duties.
The Commissioner of Insurance shall have such powers and duties as are conferred on him by this Chapter, delegated to him by the Governor, and conferred by the Constitution and laws of this State. (1971, c. 864, s. 11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 9 - Department of Insurance. › § 143A-75 - Commissioner of Insurance; transfer of powers and duties to Department.

§ 143A-75. Commissioner of Insurance; transfer of powers and duties to Department.
Except as otherwise provided in the Constitution or in this Chapter, all powers, duties and functions vested in the Commissioner of Insurance are transferred by a Type I transfer to the Department of Insurance. (1971, c. 864, s. 11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 9 - Department of Insurance. › § 143A-78 - Building Code Council; transfer.

§ 143A-78. Building Code Council; transfer.
The Building Code Council, as contained in Article 9 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and the laws of this State, is hereby transferred by a Type II transfer to the Department of Insurance. (1971, c. 864, s. 11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 9 - Department of Insurance. › § 143A-79 - State Volunteer Fire Department; transfer.

§ 143A-79. State Volunteer Fire Department; transfer.
The State Volunteer Fire Department, as contained in Article 3 of Chapter 69 of the General Statutes and the laws of this State, is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer to the Department of Insurance. (1971, c. 864, s. 11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 9 - Department of Insurance. › § 143A-79.1 - Public Officers and Employees Liability Insurance Commission; transfer.

§ 143A-79.1. Public Officers and Employees Liability Insurance Commission; transfer.
The Public Officers and Employees Liability Insurance Commission, as contained in Part 20 of Article 9 of General Statutes Chapter 143B, is transferred by a Type II transfer to the Department of Insurance. (1985, c. 666, s. 78.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 9 - Department of Insurance. › § 143A-79.2 - State Fire Commission; transfer.

§ 143A-79.2. State Fire Commission; transfer.
The State Fire Commission, described in Part 4 of Article 11 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes, is transferred from the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety to the Department of Insurance. This transfer shall include all elements of a Type I transfer as defined in G.S. 143A-6. (1985, c. 757, s. 167(a); 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 9 - Department of Insurance. › § 143A-79.3 - North Carolina Industrial Commission; transfer.

§ 143A-79.3. North Carolina Industrial Commission; transfer.
The statutory authority, powers, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds of the Industrial Commission are transferred to the Department of Insurance with all of the elements of a Type II transfer as defined by G.S. 143A-6. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the statutory duties or the independent operation of the Industrial Commission. (2017-57, s. 15.19A(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 15 - Department of Commerce. › §§ 143A-180.1 through 143A-180.2. Recodified as §§ 143B-448, 143B-449 by Session Laws 1977, c. 198, s. 26.

§§ 143A-180.1 through 143A-180.2. Recodified as §§ 143B-448, 143B-449 by Session Laws 1977, c. 198, s. 26.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 15 - Department of Commerce. › §§ 143A-181. Recodified as § 143B-439 by Session Laws 1977, c. 198, s. 26.

§ 143A-181. Recodified as § 143B-439 by Session Laws 1977, c. 198, s. 26.
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 19 - Transfers to Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. › § 143A-239 - North Carolina National Guard.

§ 143A-239. North Carolina National Guard.
The North Carolina National Guard as provided for in Chapter 127A is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6, to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. (1977, c. 70, s. 1; 2009-281, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 19 - Transfers to Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. › § 143A-240 - North Carolina Civil Preparedness Agency.

§ 143A-240. North Carolina Civil Preparedness Agency.
The State Civil Preparedness Agency as provided for in Chapter 166 is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6, to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. (1977, c. 70, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 19 - Transfers to Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. › § 143A-241 - State Civil Air Patrol.

§ 143A-241. State Civil Air Patrol.
The State Civil Air Patrol as provided for in G.S. 167-2 is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6, to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. (1977, c. 70, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 19 - Transfers to Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. › § 143A-242 - State Highway Patrol.

§ 143A-242. State Highway Patrol.
The State Highway Patrol as provided for in Article 4 of Chapter 20 is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6, to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. (1977, c. 70, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 19 - Transfers to Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. › § 143A-243 - North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission Enforcement Division.

§ 143A-243. North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission Enforcement Division.
The North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission Enforcement Division as provided for in Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 18A is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6, to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. (1977, c. 70, s. 1; 1981, c. 412, s. 4; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 19 - Transfers to Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. › § 143A-244 - Governor's Crime Commission.

§ 143A-244. Governor's Crime Commission.
The Governor's Crime Commission as provided for in Part 23 of Article 7 of Chapter 143B and 1977 Session Laws, Chapter 11 is hereby transferred by a Type II transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6, to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. (1977, c. 70, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143A - State Government Reorganization › Article 19 - Transfers to Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. › § 143A-245 - Crime Control Division.

§ 143A-245. Crime Control Division.
The Crime Control Division, Department of Natural and Economic Resources, as provided for in Part 23 of Article 7 of Chapter 143B and 1977 Session Laws, Chapter 11 is hereby transferred by a Type I transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6, to the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. (1977, c. 70, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 19.1(g); 2012-194, s. 39.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-2 - Interim applicability of the Executive Organization Act of 1973.

§ 143B-2. Interim applicability of the Executive Organization Act of 1973.
The Executive Organization Act of 1973 shall be applicable only to the following named departments:
(1) Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
(2) Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) Department of Revenue.
(4) Department of Public Safety.
(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-83, s. 47, effective June 26, 2012.
(6) Department of Environmental Quality.
(7) Department of Transportation.
(8) Department of Administration.
(9) Department of Commerce.
(10) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-83, s. 47, effective June 26, 2012.
(11) Department of Information Technology.
(12) Department of Adult Correction. (1973, c. 476, s. 2; c. 620, s. 9; c. 1262, ss. 10, 86; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; c. 879, s. 46; 1977, c. 70, s. 22; c. 198, s. 21; c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(121); c. 751, s. 7(18); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 37; 1997-443, ss. 11A.118(a), 11A.119(a); 2000-137, s. 4(ll); 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (h), (l); 2012-83, s. 47; 2015-241, ss. 7A.1(c), 14.30(s), (u); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(d).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-3 - Definitions.

§ 143B-3. Definitions.
As used in the Executive Organization Act of 1973, except where the context clearly requires otherwise, the words and expressions defined in this section shall be held to have the meanings here given to them.
(1) Agency: whenever the term "agency" is used it shall mean and include, as the context may require, an existing department, institution, commission, committee, board, division, bureau, officer or official.
(2) Board: a collective body which assists the head of a principal department or his designee in the development of major programs including the tender of advice on departmental priorities.
(3) Commission: a collective body which adopts rules and regulations in a quasi-legislative manner and which acts in a quasi-judicial capacity in rendering findings or decisions involving differing interests.
(4) Committee: a collective body which either advises the head of a principal department or his designee or advises a commission in detailed technical areas.
(5) Council: a collective body which advises the head of a principal department or his designee as representative of citizen advice in specific areas of interests.
(6) Division: the principal subunit of a principal State department.
(7) Head of department: head of one of the principal State departments.
(8) Higher education: State senior institutions of higher learning.
(9) Principal State department: one of the departments created by the General Assembly in compliance with Article III, Sec. 11, of the Constitution of North Carolina. (1973, c. 476, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-4 - Policy-making authority and administrative powers of Governor; delegation.

§ 143B-4. Policy-making authority and administrative powers of Governor; delegation.
The Governor, in accordance with Article III of the Constitution of North Carolina, shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the State. The Governor shall be responsible for formulating and administering the policies of the executive branch of the State government. Where a conflict arises in connection with the administration of the policies of the executive branch of the State government with respect to the reorganization of State government, the conflict shall be resolved by the Governor, and the decision of the Governor shall be final. (1973, c. 476, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-5 - Governor; continuation of powers and duties.

§ 143B-5. Governor; continuation of powers and duties.
All powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the Governor or in the Office of Governor are continued except as otherwise provided by the Executive Organization Act of 1973.
The immediate staff of the Governor shall not be subject to the North Carolina Human Resources Act. (1973, c. 476, s. 5; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-6 - Principal departments.

§ 143B-6. Principal departments.
In addition to the principal departments enumerated in the Executive Organization Act of 1971, all executive and administrative powers, duties, and functions not including those of the General Assembly and its agencies, the General Court of Justice and the administrative agencies created pursuant to Article IV of the Constitution of North Carolina, and higher education previously vested by law in the several State agencies, are vested in the following principal departments:
(1) Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
(2) Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) Department of Revenue.
(4) Department of Public Safety.
(5) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-83, s. 48, effective June 26, 2012.
(6) Department of Environmental Quality.
(7) Department of Transportation.
(8) Department of Administration.
(9) Department of Commerce.
(10) Community Colleges System Office.
(11) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-83, s. 48, effective June 26, 2012.
(12) Department of Information Technology.
(13) Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
(14) Department of Adult Correction. (1973, c. 476, s. 6; c. 620, s. 9; c. 1262, ss. 10, 86; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; c. 879, s. 46; 1977, c. 70, s. 23; c. 198, s. 22; c. 771, s. 4; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1130, s. 3; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(122); c. 751, s. 7(19); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 38; 1997-443, ss. 11A.118(a), 11A.119(a); 1999-84, s. 23; 2000-137, s. 4(mm); 2011-145, s. 19.1(g), (h), (l); 2012-83, s. 48; 2015-241, ss. 7A.1(d), 14.30(s), (u), 24.1(aa); 2015-268, s. 7.3(a); 2021-180, s. 19C.9(e).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-7 - Continuation of functions.

§ 143B-7. Continuation of functions.
Each principal State department shall be considered a continuation of the former agencies to whose power it has succeeded for the purpose of succession to all rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the former agency. Where a former agency is referred to by law, contract, or other document, that reference shall apply to the principal State department now exercising the functions of the former agency. (1973, c. 476, s. 7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-8 - Unassigned functions.

§ 143B-8. Unassigned functions.
All functions, duties, and responsibilities established by law that are not specifically assigned to any principal State department may be assigned by the Governor to that department which, in accordance with the organization of State government, can most appropriately and effectively perform those functions, duties, and responsibilities. This provision shall not apply to professional and occupational licensing boards or to higher education. (1973, c. 476, s. 8.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-9 - Appointment of officers and employees.

§ 143B-9. Appointment of officers and employees.
(a) The head of each principal State department, except those departments headed by popularly elected officers, shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at the Governor's pleasure. The salary of the head of each of the principal State departments shall be set by the Governor, and the salary of elected officials shall be as provided by law.
For each head of each principal State department covered by this subsection, the Governor shall notify the President of the Senate of the name of each person to be appointed, and the appointment shall be subject to senatorial advice and consent in conformance with Section 5(8) of Article III of the North Carolina Constitution unless (i) the senatorial advice and consent is expressly waived by an enactment of the General Assembly or (ii) a vacancy occurs when the General Assembly is not in regular session. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy when the General Assembly is not in regular session may serve without senatorial advice and consent for no longer than the earlier of the following:
(1) The date on which the Senate adopts a simple resolution that specifically disapproves the person appointed.
(2) The date on which the General Assembly shall adjourn pursuant to a joint resolution for a period longer than 30 days without the Senate adopting a simple resolution specifically approving the person appointed.
(b) The head of a principal State department shall appoint a chief deputy or chief assistant, and such chief deputy or chief assistant shall not be subject to the North Carolina Human Resources Act. The salary of such chief deputy or chief assistant shall be set by the Governor. Unless otherwise provided for in the Executive Organization Act of 1973, and subject to the provisions of the Human Resources Act, the head of each principal State department shall designate the administrative head of each transferred agency and all employees of each division, section, or other unit of the principal State department. (1973, c. 476, s. 9; 1977, c. 802, s. 42.20; 1983, c. 717, s. 51; 2012-142, s. 25.02(c); 2013-382, s. 9.1(c); 2016-126, 4th Ex. Sess., s. 38.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-11 - Subunit nomenclature.

§ 143B-11. Subunit nomenclature.
(a) The principal subunit of a department is a division. Each division shall be headed by a director.
(b) The principal subunit of a division is a section. Each section shall be headed by a chief.
(c) If further subdivision is necessary, sections may be divided into subunits which shall be known as branches and which shall be headed by heads, and branches may be divided into subunits which shall be known as units and which shall be headed by supervisors. (1973, c. 476, s. 11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-12 - Internal organization of departments; allocation and reallocation of duties and functions; limitations.

§ 143B-12. Internal organization of departments; allocation and reallocation of duties and functions; limitations.
(a) The Governor shall cause the administrative organization of each department to be examined periodically with a view to promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. The Governor may assign and reassign the duties and functions of the executive branch among the principal State departments except as otherwise expressly provided by statute. When the changes affect existing law, they must be submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with Article III, Sec. 5(10) of the Constitution of North Carolina.
(b) The Governor shall report all transfers of departmental functions under this section to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Office, within 30 days after the transfer if the General Assembly is in session, otherwise to the Joint Legislative Committee on Governmental Operations and the Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Office, within 30 days after the transfer. The report shall include the rationale for the transfer and the increased efficiency in operations expected from the transfer. (1973, c. 476, s. 12; 1985, c. 479, s. 164.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-14 - Administrative services to commissions.

§ 143B-14. Administrative services to commissions.
(a) The head of the principal State department to which a commission has been assigned is responsible for the provision of all administrative services to the commission.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, the powers, duties, and functions of a commission are not subject to the approval, review, or control of the head of the department or of the Governor.
(c) The Governor may assign to an appropriate commission created by the Executive Organization Act of 1973 duties of a quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial nature existing in the executive branch of State government which have not been assigned by this Chapter to any other commission. All such assignment of duties by the Governor to a commission shall be made in accordance with Article III, Sec. 5(10) of the Constitution of North Carolina.
(d) All management functions of a commission shall be performed by the head of the principal State department. Management functions shall include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting. (1973, c. 476, s. 14; c. 1416, s. 3; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1137, s. 41.2; 1981, c. 688, s. 20; 1983, c. 927, s. 11; 1987, c. 827, s. 221; 1991, c. 418, s. 9.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-15 - Compensation of members of commissions.

§ 143B-15. Compensation of members of commissions.
The salary of members of full-time commissions shall be set by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the Governor to be submitted as a part of his budget requests. (1973, c. 476, s. 15.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-16 - Appointment and removal of members of boards, councils and committees.

§ 143B-16. Appointment and removal of members of boards, councils and committees.
Unless more restrictive qualifications are provided in this Chapter, the Governor shall appoint each member of a board, council, or committee on the basis of his interest in public affairs, good judgment, knowledge and ability in the field for which appointed, and with a view to providing diversity of interest and points of view in the membership. Unless other conditions are provided in the Executive Organization Act of 1973, any member of a board, council, or committee may be removed from office by the Governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance.
No member of a board, council, or committee may use his position to influence any election or the political activity of any person, and any such member who violates this paragraph may be removed from such office by the Governor, if such member was appointed by the Governor, or by the appointing authority, if such member was not appointed by the Governor. Nothing herein shall prohibit such member from publishing the fact of his membership in his own campaign for public office. (1973, c. 476, s. 16; 1981, c. 520, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-17 - Commission investigations and orders.

§ 143B-17. Commission investigations and orders.
Unless otherwise provided for in the Executive Organization Act of 1973, any commission created by the Executive Organization Act of 1973 may order an investigation into areas of concern over which it has rule-making authority, and the head of the department required to give staff support to such commission shall render such reports and information as the commission may require. In default of the production of information by the head of the principal department or any employee or agent thereof, the commission may seek the aid of the Wake County Superior Court to require the production of information as hereinafter provided.
In proceedings before any commission or any hearing officer or member of the commission so authorized by the commission, if any person refuses to respond to a subpoena, or refuses to take the oath or affirmation as a witness or thereafter refuses to be examined or refuses to obey any lawful order of a commission contained in its decision rendered after hearing, the chairman of the commission may apply to the Superior Court of Wake County or to the superior court of the county where the proceedings are being held for an order directing that person to take the requisite action. Should any person willfully fail to comply with an order so issued, the court shall punish him as for contempt. (1973, c. 476, s. 17.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-19 - Pending actions and proceedings.

§ 143B-19. Pending actions and proceedings.
No action or proceeding pending at the time the Executive Organization Act of 1973 takes effect and brought by or against any State agency whose functions, powers, and duties are transferred by the Executive Organization Act of 1973 to a principal State department shall be affected by any provision of the Executive Organization Act of 1973, but the same may be prosecuted or defended in the name of the head of the principal State department. In all such actions and proceedings, the principal State department to which the functions, powers, and duties of a State agency have been transferred shall be substituted as a party upon appropriate application to the courts. (1973, c. 476, s. 19.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-21 - Affirmation of prior acts of abolished agencies.

§ 143B-21. Affirmation of prior acts of abolished agencies.
The abolition of certain agencies by the Executive Organization Act of 1973 should not be construed as invalidating any lawful prior act of such agency. (1973, c. 476, s. 21.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-22 - Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.

§ 143B-22. Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.
Any reference or designation in any statute, contract, or other document pertaining to functions, powers, obligations, and duties of a State agency assigned by the Executive Organization Act of 1973 to a principal State department shall be deemed to refer to the principal State department or the head of the principal State department, as may be appropriate. (1973, c. 476, s. 22.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-23 - Completion of unfinished business.

§ 143B-23. Completion of unfinished business.
Any business or other matter undertaken or commenced by any State agency or the commissioners or directors thereof, pertaining to or connected with the functions, powers, obligations, and duties hereby transferred to a principal State department, and pending on July 1, 1973, may be conducted and completed by the principal State department in the same manner and under the same terms and conditions and with the same effect as if conducted and completed by the State agency or commissioners and directors thereof. (1973, c. 476, s. 23.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-24 - Cooperative agreements; prohibition regarding Health Benefit Exchanges.

§ 143B-24. Cooperative agreements; prohibition regarding Health Benefit Exchanges.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, each principal State department may, with the approval of the Department of Administration, enter into cooperative agreements with the federal government, any state government, any agency of the State government, any local government of the State, jointly with any two or more, or severally, in carrying out its functions.
(b) The General Assembly reserves the authority to define the State's level of interaction, if any, with the federally facilitated Health Benefit Exchange that will operate in the State. No department, agency, or institution of this State shall enter into any contracts or commit any resources for the provision of any services related to the federally facilitated Health Benefit Exchange under a "Partnership" Exchange model, except as authorized by the General Assembly. No department, agency, or institution of this State shall take any actions not authorized by the General Assembly toward the formation of a State-run Health Benefit Exchange. It is not the intent of this section to prohibit State-federal interaction that does not pursue a State-run Exchange or "Partnership" Exchange model. (1973, c. 476, s. 24; 2013-5, s. 1(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-25 - Agencies not enumerated.

§ 143B-25. Agencies not enumerated.
Any agency not enumerated in the Executive Organization Act of 1973 but established or created by the General Assembly shall continue to exercise all its powers, duties, and functions subject to the provisions of Chapter 143A of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina. (1973, c. 476, s. 25.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-26 - Constitutional references.

§ 143B-26. Constitutional references.
All references to the Constitution of North Carolina in the Executive Organization Act of 1973 refer to the Constitution of North Carolina as effective July 1, 1973. (1973, c. 476, s. 26.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-28 - Goals of continuing reorganization.

§ 143B-28. Goals of continuing reorganization.
Structural reorganization of State government should be a continuing process, accomplished through careful executive and legislative appraisal of the placement of proposed new programs and coordination of existing programs in response to changing emphases in public needs and should be consistent with the following goals:
(1) The organization of State government should assure its responsiveness to popular control. It is the goal of reorganization to improve the administrative capability of the executive to carry out these policies.
(2) The organization of State government should aid communication between citizens and government. It is the goal of reorganization through coordination of related programs in function-oriented departments to improve public understanding of government programs and policies and to improve the relationships between citizens and administrative agencies.
(3) The organization of State government should assure efficient and effective administration of the policies established by the General Assembly. It is the goal of reorganization to promote efficiency and effectiveness by improving the management and coordination of State services and by eliminating ineffective, overstaffed, obsolete or overlapping activities. (1973, c. 476, s. 28.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-28.1 - Create Collaboration for Prosperity Zones.

§ 143B-28.1. Create Collaboration for Prosperity Zones.
For purposes of enhanced collaboration and cooperation between governmental agencies, planning, use of resources, and improved efficiency at a regional level, the State is hereby divided into eight permanent zones as follows:
(1) Western Region, consisting of Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, and Transylvania Counties.
(2) Northwest Region, consisting of Alleghany, Ashe, Alexander, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey Counties.
(3) Southwest Region, consisting of Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union Counties.
(4) Piedmont-Triad (Central) Region, consisting of Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties.
(5) North Central Region, consisting of Chatham, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Wilson Counties.
(6) Sandhills (South Central) Region, consisting of Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, and Scotland Counties.
(7) Northeast Region, consisting of Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties.
(8) Southeast Region, consisting of Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, and Wayne Counties. (2014-18, s. 3.2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-30.2 - Purpose of Commission.

§ 143B-30.2. Purpose of Commission.
The Rules Review Commission reviews administrative rules in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1028, s. 32; 1987, c. 285, ss. 1-5; 1991, c. 418, s. 12.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 1 - General Provisions. › § 143B-30.4 - Evidence.

§ 143B-30.4. Evidence.
Evidence of the Commission's failure to object to and delay the filing of a rule or its part shall be inadmissible in all civil or criminal trials or other proceedings before courts, administrative agencies, or other tribunals. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1028, s. 32.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 2 - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. › § 143B-49 - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources creation, powers and duties.

§ 143B-49. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources – creation, powers and duties.
There is hereby created a department to be known as the "Department of Natural and Cultural Resources," with the organization, duties, functions, and powers defined in the Executive Organization Act of 1973. (1973, c. 476, s. 29; 2002-180, s. 3.2; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 2 - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. › § 143B-50 - Duties of the Department.

§ 143B-50. Duties of the Department.
It shall be the duty of the Department to do the following:
(1) To provide the necessary management, development of policy and establishment and enforcement of standards for the furtherance of resources, services and programs involving the arts and the historical and cultural aspects of the lives of the citizens of North Carolina.
(2) To provide and keep a museum or collection of the natural history of the State and to maintain the North Carolina Biological Survey. (1973, c. 476, s. 30; 2015-241, s. 14.30(fff).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 2 - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. › § 143B-51 - Functions of the Department.

§ 143B-51. Functions of the Department.
(a) The functions of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall comprise, except as otherwise expressly provided by the Executive Organization Act of 1973 or by the Constitution of North Carolina, all executive functions of the State in relation to the development and preservation of libraries, historical records, sites and property, and of an appreciation of art and music and further including those prescribed powers, duties, and functions enumerated in Article 17 of Chapter 143A of the General Statutes of this State.
(b) All such functions, powers, duties, and obligations heretofore vested in any agency enumerated in Article 17 of Chapter 143A of the General Statutes are hereby transferred to and vested in the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources except as otherwise provided by the Executive Organization Act of 1973. They shall include, by way of extension and not of limitation, the functions of:
(1) The Secretary and Department of Art, Culture and History;
(2) The State Department of Archives and History;
(3) The North Carolina Advisory Council on Historic Preservation;
(4) The North Carolina State Library;
(5) The Interstate Library Compact;
(6) The North Carolina Museum of Art;
(7) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-120, s. 1(c), effective October 1, 2012.
(8) The North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc.;
(9) The State Art Museum Building Commission;
(10) The Library Certification Board;
(11) The Tryon Palace Commission;
(12) The North Carolina Arts Council;
(13) The U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Commission;
(14), (15) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-184, s. 6, effective August 5, 2015.
(16) The Executive Mansion Fine Arts Commission;
(17) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-184, s. 6, effective August 5, 2015.
(18) The North Carolina Awards Commission;
(19) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-184, s. 6, effective August 5, 2015.
(20) The Roanoke Island Historical Association, Inc.;
(21) through (23) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-184, s. 6, effective August 5, 2015.
(24) The Edenton Historical Commission;
(25) The Historic Bath Commission;
(26) The Historic Hillsborough Commission; and
(27) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-184, s. 6, effective August 5, 2015.
(28) The Historic Murfreesboro Commission.
(29) through (39) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-184, s. 6, effective August 5, 2015. (1973, c. 476, s. 31; 2012-120, s. 1(c); 2015-184, s. 6; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 2 - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. › § 143B-52 - Head of the Department.

§ 143B-52. Head of the Department.
The Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources shall be the head of the Department. (1973, c. 476, s. 32; 2015-241, s. 14.30(t).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 2 - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. › § 143B-53 - Organization of the Department.

§ 143B-53. Organization of the Department.
(a) The Department of Cultural Resources shall be organized initially to include the Art Commission, the Art Museum Building Commission, the North Carolina Historical Commission, the Tryon Palace Commission, the U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Commission, the Executive Mansion Fine Arts Committee, the North Carolina Awards Committee, the North Carolina Arts Council, the Public Librarian Certification Commission, the State Library Commission, the North Carolina Symphony Society, Inc., and the Division of the State Library, the Division of Archives and History, the Division of the Arts, and such other divisions as may be established under the provisions of the Executive Organization Act of 1973.
(b) The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall include the currently existing entities listed in subsection (a) of this section and the following additional entities:
(1) The Parks and Recreation Division.
(2) The State Parks System, including Mount Mitchell State Park.
(3) The North Carolina Aquariums Division.
(4) The North Carolina Zoological Park.
(5) The Museum of Natural Sciences.
(6) The North Carolina Land and Water Fund.
(7) The Natural Heritage Program.
(6) North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority.
(7) North Carolina Trails Committee.
(8) North Carolina Zoological Park Council.
(9) Advisory Commission for North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. (1973, c. 476, s. 33; 1981, c. 918, s. 1; 2006-66, s. 22.22(e); 2006-221, s. 23; 2012-120, s. 1(d); 2015-184, s. 7; 2015-241, s. 14.30(ggg); 2023-70, s. 9(d).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973 › Article 2 - Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. › § 143B-53.1 - Appropriation, allotment, and expenditure of funds for historic and archeological property.

§ 143B-53.1. Appropriation, allotment, and expenditure of funds for historic and archeological property.
The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources may not expend any State funds for the acquisition, preservation, restoration, or operation of historic or archeological real and personal property, and the Director of the Budget may not allot any appropriations to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for a particular historic site until (i) the property or properties shall have been approved for such purpose by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources according to criteria adopted by the North Carolina Historical Commission, (ii) the report and recommendation of the North Carolina Historical Commission has been received and considered by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, and (iii) the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources has found that there is a feasible and practical method of providing funds for the acquisition, restoration and/or operation of such property. (1963, c. 210, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 48; 1985 (Reg. Sess; 1986), c. 1014, s. 171(e); 2006-203, s. 7; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s).)