North Carolina § 147-68 - To receive and disburse moneys; to make reports.

§ 147-68. To receive and disburse moneys; to make reports.

It is the duty of the Treasurer to receive all moneys which shall from time to time be paid into the treasury of this State; and to pay all warrants legally drawn on the Treasurer. No moneys shall be paid out of the treasury except on warrant or pursuant to an electronic transfer initiated by the State, unless one of the following applies: There is a legislative appropriation or authority to pay the same. There is an electronic debit initiated by the federal government or by the government of another state to satisfy a bona fide financial obligation of the State. It shall be the responsibility of the Treasurer to determine that all warrants presented to him for payment are valid and legally drawn on the Treasurer. Recodified as G.S. 147-69.12(c) by Session Laws 2016-55, s. 4.1(b), effective July 1, 2016, and applicable to all reporting periods beginning on or after that date. Repealed by Session Laws 2016-55, s. 4.1(d), effective July 1, 2016, and applicable to all reporting periods beginning on or after that date. After consulting with the Select Committee on Information Technology and the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and after consultation with and approval of the Information Resources Management Commission, the Department of State Treasurer may spend departmental receipts for the 2000-2001 fiscal year to continue improvement of the Department's investment banking operations system, retirement payroll systems, and other information technology infrastructure needs. The Department of State Treasurer shall report by January 1, 2001, and annually thereafter to the following regarding the amount and use of the departmental receipts: the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the Chairs of the General Government Appropriations Subcommittees of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Technology. The State Treasurer, in carrying out the responsibilities of this section, shall be independent of any fiscal control exercise by the Director of the Budget or the Department of Administration and shall be responsible to the General Assembly and the people of North Carolina for the efficient and faithful exercise of the responsibilities of his office. The State Treasurer, for all other purposes, is subject to Chapter 143C of the General Statutes. History (1868-9, c. 270, s. 71; Code, s. 3356; Rev., s. 5370; C.S., s. 7682; 1955, c. 577; 1957, c. 269, s. 1; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1282, s. 65; 1983, c. 913, s. 52; 2000-67, s. 24A; 2003-284, s. 28.2(a); 2004-129, s. 46A; 2006-203, s. 118; 2007-323, s. 13.2(b); 2016-55, ss. 4.1(b), (d); 2020-29, s. 5.) Cross References. - As to funds of inoperative boards and agencies, see G.S. 143-267 et seq. As to Sexual Assault and Rape Crisis Center Fund, see G.S. 143B-394.21. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2000-67, s. 24A, effective July 1, 2000, was codified as subsection (d2) of this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2000-67, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2000'." Session Laws 2000-67, s. 28.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2000-2001 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2000-2001 fiscal year." Session Laws 2000-67, s. 28.4, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2016-55, s. 4.4, made the recodification of former subsection (d) by Session Laws 2016-55, s. 4.1(b), and the repeal of former subsection (d1) by Session Laws 2016-55, s. 4.1(d), applicable to all reporting periods beginning on or after July 1, 2016. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2004-129, s. 46A, effective July 1, 2004, substituted "Joint Legislative" for "Select" in the last sentence of subsection (d2). Session Laws 2006-203, s. 118, effective July 1, 2007, and applicable to the budget for the 2007-2009 biennium and each subsequent biennium thereafter, in subsection (d), deleted "and Advisory Budget Commission" following "to the Governor"; in subsection (e), deleted "the Advisory Budget Commission," preceding "the General Assembly" in the first sentence, and substituted "Chapter 143C" for "Article 1 of Chapter 143 " in the last sentence. Session Laws 2007-323, s. 13.2.(b), effective July 1, 2007, in subsection (d1), substituted "the chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees, the chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Finance Committees, and the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly," for "to the Chairman, Appropriations Base Budget Committee and the Chairman, Appropriations Expansion Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, and to the Chairman, Committee on Appropriations and the Chairman, Committee on Base Budget of the Senate" and added the last sentence. Session Laws 2016-55, s. 4.1(b), (d), effective July 1, 2016, recodified former subsection (d), pertaining to annual report to the Governor and biennial report to the General Assembly, as present G.S. 147-69.12(c); and repealed former subsection (d1), pertaining to quarterly report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the chairs of the House and Senate Finance Committees, and the Fiscal Research Division. See editor's note for applicability. Session Laws 2020-29, s. 5, effective June 19, 2020, rewrote subsection (b).