H97 - 2015 Appropriations Act, Sec. 15.24: Create Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (SL 2015-241)

Overview: Sec. 15.24 of S.L. 2015-241 creates a new Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, codified as Article 36 of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes. The Committee is structured similarly to other existing General Assembly Oversight Committees set out in Chapter 120, and is charged with examining, on a continuing basis, the services provided by the following agencies in order to make ongoing recommendations to the General Assembly on ways to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of State government services:

• Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
• Department of Environmental Quality.
• Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
• Wildlife Resources Commission.
• Department of Labor.
• Department of Commerce.

The provision also includes a catchall duty giving the Committee oversight over any other agency placed within the jurisdiction of the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees on agriculture, natural, or economic resources.

This section became effective July 1, 2015.