NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 271

HOUSE BILL 452

AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 113 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES RELATING TO THE BOARD OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND THE DIRECTOR THEREOF.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact.

Section 1.  G.S. 113-4 is amended by striking from the third line thereof "twenty-four" and substituting in lieu thereof "twenty-seven".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 113-5 is rewritten in its entirety to read as follows:

"G.S. 113-5.  All members of the Board of Conservation and Development shall be appointed by the Governor. The Governor may designate one member of the Board to serve as its Chairman. In the event the Governor does not designate a Chairman, the Governor shall be Chairman. In making appointments to the Board, the Governor shall, as nearly as possible, appoint an equal number of persons interested in conservation, in development and in parks and tourist industry. All present and future members appointed to the Board shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor and until their successors are appointed and qualify."

Sec. 3.  There is hereby enacted a Section to be designated as G.S. 113-5.1 and to read as follows:

"The Governor shall appoint a member of the Board to serve as Vice-Chairman. The Chairman, with the advice of the Director, shall appoint a person to be Secretary to the Board who need not be a member of the Board.

"The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board, shall appoint members of the Board to each of the Board's committees and shall designate the Chairman of each committee after consultation with the Governor and the Director of the Department. The Chairman shall have authority to vote on all matters coming before the Board.

"It shall be the duty of the Vice-Chairman to perform the duties of the Chairman in his absence, and he shall perform such other duties as the Chairman may direct.

"The Secretary shall record all votes and shall prepare and keep a permanent record of the minutes of all meetings of the Board. The Secretary shall perform such other duties as the Chairman may direct."

Sec. 4.  G.S. 113-12 is amended by adding at the end thereof a paragraph to read as follows:

"The Director, subject to the approval of the Board, shall have authority to establish new divisions within the Department and to appoint deputy directors and assist- ant directors of the Department."

Sec. 5.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6.  This Act shall be in full force and effect upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 22nd day of April, 1969.