North Carolina § 143B-135 - 186. Local advisory committees; duties; membership.
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§ 143B-135. 186. Local advisory committees; duties; membership.
Local advisory committees created pursuant to G.S. 143B-135.182(a)(2) shall assist each North Carolina Aquarium in its efforts to establish projects and programs and to assure adequate citizen-consumer input into those efforts. Members of these committees shall be appointed by the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources for three-year terms from nominations made by the Director of the Division of North Carolina Aquariums. Each committee shall select one of its members to serve as chairperson. Members of the committees shall serve without compensation for services or expenses. History (1991, c. 320, s. 4; 1993, c. 321, ss. 28(d), 28(f); 1997-286, s. 4; 1997-400, s. 6.3(b), (d); 1997-443, ss. 11A.119(a), 11A.123; 2015-241, s. 14.30(g), (n); 2015-268, s. 5.4(c).) Editor's Note. - Former G.S. 143B-289.43 was recodified as G.S. 143B-135.186 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(g), effective July 1, 2015. Prior to that, this section was G.S. 143B-390.4, and was recodified as G.S. 143B-289.22 by Session Laws 1993, c. 321, s. 28, effective July 1, 1993. This section was subsequently recodified as G.S. 143B-289.43 by Session Laws 1997-400, s. 6.3(b). Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(n), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "G.S. 143B- 135.182(a)(2)" for "G.S. 143B-289.41(a)(1b)" in the first sentence and "Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources" for "Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources" in the second sentence. Session Laws 2015-268, s. 5.4(c), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Division of North Carolina Aquariums" for "Office of Marine Affairs" at the end of the second sentence.
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