North Carolina § 143B-472 - 80. North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation; creation; powers and duties.

§ 143B-472. 80. North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation; creation; powers and duties.

The North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation of the Department of Commerce is created. The Board has the following powers and duties: To identify, and to support and foster the identification of, important research needs of both public and private agencies, institutions and organizations in North Carolina that relate to the State's economic growth and development; To make recommendations concerning policies, procedures, organizational structures and financial requirements that will promote effective use of scientific and technological resources in fulfilling the research needs identified and that will promote the economic growth and development of North Carolina; To allocate funds available to the Board to support research projects, to purchase research equipment and supplies, to construct or modify research facilities, to employ consultants, and for other purposes necessary or appropriate in discharging the duties of the Board; To advise and make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Secretary of Commerce, and any North Carolina nonprofit corporation with which the Department of Commerce contracts pursuant to G.S. 143B-431.01 on the role of science, technology, and innovation in the economic growth and development of North Carolina. Repealed by Session Laws 2009-451, s. 14.5(g), effective July 1, 2009. History (1973, c. 1262, s. 77; 1977, c. 198, ss. 2, 26; 1979, c. 668, s. 1; 1985, c. 757, s. 179(a), (c); 2001-424, s. 7.6; 2001-486, s. 2.21; 2003-210, s. 1; 2005-276, s. 13.15; 2005-345, s. 25; 2009-451, s. 14.5(g); 2014-18, s. 2.1.) Editor's Note. - This Part is derived from Part 27 of Article 9 of Chapter 143B , G.S. 143B-426.30, 143B-426.31, as recodified by Session Laws 2001-424, s. 7.6, effective July 1, 2001. Formerly this Part was Part 5 of Article 10 of Chapter 143B , G.S. 143B-440 and 143B-441, as recodified by Session Laws 1985, c. 757, s. 179(c), effective July 15, 1985. Session Laws 1987, c. 830, s. 75, provided: "The Pollution Prevention Pays Program is transferred from the Board of Science and Technology to the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development. The transfer has all the elements of a Type I transfer as defined in G.S. 143A-6(a) ." Session Laws 2001-424, s. 7.6, effective September 26, 2001, provides: "The statutory authority, power, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, or other funds, including the functions of budgeting and purchasing, of the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology, as established in G.S. 143B-426.30, are transferred to the Department of Commerce. Part 27 of Article 9 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is recodified as Part 18 of Article 10 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes and the Revisor of Statutes shall substitute the term 'Commerce' for the term 'Administration' everywhere that term appears in Part 18 of Article 10 of Chapter 143B of the General Statues." Session Laws 2001-424, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2001.'" Session Laws 2001-424, s. 36.5, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2014-18, s. 2.1, rewrote the Part 18 heading, which formerly read: "North Carolina Board of Science and Technology." Session Laws 2014-18, s. 6.1, provides: "Nothing in this act shall be construed to obligate the General Assembly to appropriate funds to implement this act." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2005-276, s. 13.15, as added by Session Laws 2005-345, s. 25, effective July 1, 2005, added subdivision (5). Session Laws 2009-451, s. 14.5(g), effective July 1, 2009, deleted subdivision (5), regarding reports. Session Laws 2014-18, s. 2.1, effective July 1, 2014, in the section catchline substituted "Science, Technology, and Innovation" for "Science and Technology"; substituted "Science, Technology, and Innovation" for "Science and Technology" in the introductory paragraph; and rewrote subdivision (4).