2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 143-3.1. Transfers of functions.

§ 143‑3.1.  Transfers of functions.

The functions of preaudit of State agency expenditures, issuance of warrants on the State Treasurer for State agency expenditures, and maintenance of records pertaining to these functions shall be transferred from the Director of the Budget to the Office of the State Controller. All statutory authority, personnel, unexpended balances of appropriations or other funds, books, papers, reports, files and other records of the Office of State Budget and Management pertaining to and used in the performance of these functions shall be transferred to the Office of the State Controller; office machinery and equipment used primarily in the performance of these functions shall also be transferred to the Office of the State Controller. The Governor is authorized to do all things necessary to effect an orderly and efficient transfer.

The functions of accounting systems development, maintenance, and coordination shall be transferred from the Office of the State Auditor to the Office of the State Controller. All statutory authority, personnel, unexpended balances of appropriations or other funds, books, papers, reports, files, software, documentation, and other records of the Auditor's Office pertaining to and used in the performance of these functions shall be transferred to the Office of the State Controller; office machinery, equipment, terminals and the like used primarily in the performance of these functions shall also be transferred to the Office of the State Controller. The State Auditor, with the advice and consent of the Governor, is authorized to do all things necessary to effect an orderly and efficient transfer. (1955, c. 578, s. 2; 1957, c. 269, s. 2; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1137, s. 37; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1024, s. 3; 2000‑140, c. 93.1(i).)