2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 120-84.8. Powers and duties.

§ 120‑84.8.  Powers and duties.

The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)       To review reports which propose future strategies, goals, or recommendations for North Carolina, and determine the status of the proposed strategies, goals, and recommendations.

(2)       To review governmental and nongovernmental research and studies relating to current and future trends and events, and to assess the impact of these future trends and events on future governmental policy.

(3)       To review current statutes related to comprehensive planning at all levels of government and propose changes considered most consistent with state‑of‑the‑art comprehensive growth management and development policies.

(4)       To review the history and current status of intergovernmental relationships in North Carolina.

(5)       To conduct periodic surveys to assess citizen attitudes toward current trends and determine their impact on strategic policy options.

(6)       To undertake such additional studies, surveys, or evaluations as may, from time to time, be requested by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Research Commission, or either house of the General Assembly.

(7)       To appoint advisory committees, which may include government officials and interested citizens, to examine specific issues as determined by the Commission.  A Commission member shall be appointed chairman of such advisory committees.

(8)       To conduct studies of long range fiscal impact of proposals or policies under review by the Commission.

(9)       To develop rules regarding the selection, design, methodology, and execution of citizens attitude surveys, research and study topics for Commission approval and consideration.

(10)     To issue reports, forecasts, and recommendations to the General Assembly, from time to time, on matters relating to the powers and duties set out in this section. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1066, s. 23.)