North Carolina § 143B-135 - 202. North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority; members; selection; compensation; meetings.

§ 143B-135. 202. North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority; members; selection; compensation; meetings.

Membership. - The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority shall consist of nine members. The members shall include persons who are knowledgeable about park and recreation issues in North Carolina or with expertise in finance. In making appointments, each appointing authority shall specify under which subdivision of this subsection the person is appointed. Members shall be appointed as follows: One member appointed by the Governor. One member appointed by the Governor. One member appointed by the Governor. One member appointed by the Governor. One member appointed by the Governor. One member appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as provided in G.S. 120-121. One member appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as provided in G.S. 120-121. One member appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as provided in G.S. 120-121. One member appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as provided in G.S. 120-121. Terms. - Members shall serve staggered terms of office of three years. Members shall serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms. After serving two consecutive three-year terms, a member is not eligible for appointment to the Authority for at least one year after the expiration date of that member's most recent term. Upon the expiration of a three-year term, a member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and duly qualified as provided by G.S. 128-7. The terms of members appointed under subdivisions (1), (6), and (8) of subsection (a) of this section shall expire on July 1 of years that are evenly divisible by three, with the initial appointments expiring July 1, 2022. The terms of members appointed under subdivisions (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (a) of this section shall expire on July 1 of years that follow by one year those years that are evenly divisible by three, with the initial appointments expiring July 1, 2020. The terms of members appointed under subdivisions (5), (7), and (9) of subsection (a) of this section shall expire on July 1 of years that precede by one year those years that are evenly divisible by three, with the initial appointments expiring July 1, 2021. Chair. - The Governor shall appoint one member of the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority to serve as Chair. Vacancies. - A vacancy on the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority shall be filled by the appointing authority responsible for making the appointment to that position as provided in subsection (a) of this section. An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired balance of the term. Removal. - The Governor may remove, as provided in Article 10 of Chapter 143C of the General Statutes any member of the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority appointed by the Governor for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance. The General Assembly may remove any member of the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority appointed by the General Assembly for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance. Compensation. - The members of the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses according to the provisions of G.S. 138-5. Meetings. - The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority shall meet at least quarterly at a time and place designated by the Chair. Quorum. - A majority of the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Staff. - All clerical and other services required by the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority shall be provided by the Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources. History (1995, c. 456, s. 1; 1996, 2nd Ex. Sess., c. 15, s. 16.1; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 1997-496, s. 10; 2001-424, s. 19.3(a); 2006-203, s. 105; 2007-437, s. 2; 2013-360, s. 14.5(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(h), (o); 2019-32, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Former G.S. 143B-313.2 was recodified as G.S. 143B-135.202 by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(h), effective July 1, 2015. Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.5(b), provides: "The terms of all members of the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority shall expire on July 31, 2013. A new Authority consisting of nine members shall be appointed as provided in G.S. 143B-313.2, as amended by subsection (a) of this section. This subsection becomes effective on July 31, 2013." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2013.'" Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2013-360, s. 38.5, is a severability clause. 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. Session Laws 2019-32, s. 7, provides: "This act becomes effective July 1, 2019. All rules, regulations, and decisions made by the predecessor boards and authorities reconstituted in this act shall remain in full force and effect until and unless duly modified by the successor entities." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2006-203, s. 105, effective July 1, 2007, and applicable to the budget for the 2007-2009 biennium and each subsequent biennium thereafter, substituted "Article 10 of Chapter 143C of the General Statutes" for "G.S. 143-13" in subsection (e). Session Laws 2007-437, s. 2, effective August 23, 2007, in subsection (a), substituted "15 members" for "11 members" in the first sentence of the introductory paragraph and added subdivisions (a)(3a), (a)(3b), (a)(7a) and (a)(12); and, in subsection (b), inserted "(3a)" in the fourth sentence, inserted and "(3b)" in the fifth sentence, and substituted "(7a), (10), or (12)" for "or (10)" in the last sentence. Session Laws 2013-360, s. 14.5(a), effective July 31, 2013, substituted "nine" for "15" in subsection (a); deleted subdivisions (a)(3a), (a)(3b), (a)(7), (a)(7a), (a)(11), and (a)(12); and in subsection (b), deleted "(3a)" preceding "(5)" and "(7)" preceding "or (9)" in the fifth sentence, in the sixth sentence, deleted "(3b)" preceding "(4)" and substituted "or (8)" for "(8), or (11)," and in the last sentence, substituted "or (10)" for "(7a), (10), or (12)." Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(o), effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (a), deleted former repealed subdivisions and redesignated remaining subdivisions; in subsection (b), substituted "subdivision (1), (5), or (8)" for "subdivision (1), (5), or (9)" in the fifth sentence, substituted "subdivision (2), (4), or (7)" for "subdivision (2), (4), or (8)" in the sixth sentence and substituted "subdivision (3), (6), or (9)" for "subdivision (3), (6), or (10)" in the last sentence; and substituted "Secretary of Natural and Cultural Resources" for "Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources" in subsection (i). Session Laws 2019-32, s. 2, in subsection (a), rewrote subdivisions (a)(4) and (a)(5) which formerly read: "One member appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as provided in G.S. 120-121", and substituted "Speaker of the House of Representatives" for "President Pro Tempore of the Senate" in (a)(7); and rewrote subsection (b). For effective date and applicability, see editor's note. Legal Periodicals. - For 1997 legislative survey, see 20 Campbell L. Rev. 450 (1998). PART 39. NORTH CAROLINA ZOOLOGICAL PARK.