North Carolina § 143B-437 - 73. Program guidelines.

§ 143B-437. 73. Program guidelines.

The Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Governor's Office, shall develop guidelines related to the administration of the One North Carolina Fund and to the selection of projects to receive allocations from the Fund. At least 20 days before the effective date of any guidelines or nontechnical amendments to guidelines, the Department of Commerce must publish the proposed guidelines on the Department's Web site and provide notice to persons who have requested notice of proposed guidelines. In addition, the Department must accept oral and written comments on the proposed guidelines during the 15 business days beginning on the first day that the Department has completed these notifications. For the purpose of this section, a technical amendment is either of the following: An amendment that corrects a spelling or grammatical error. An amendment that makes a clarification based on public comment and could have been anticipated by the public notice that immediately preceded the public comment. History (2004-88, s. 1(d).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2004-88, s. 1(f), provides: "Program guidelines developed by the Department of Commerce for the One North Carolina Industrial Recruitment Competitive Fund that are in effect when this act becomes effective shall apply to the One North Carolina Fund enacted by this act until guidelines for the One North Carolina Fund are adopted pursuant to G.S. 143B-437.73. Program guidelines for the One North Carolina Fund shall be adopted in accordance with G.S. 143B-437.73 on or before September 1, 2004."