2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions.
§ 143-641. Powers and duties of the Commission.

§ 143‑641.  Powers and duties of the Commission.

(a)        Powers and Duties. – The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)        To plan and develop activities appropriate to commemorate the centennial of the First Flight, including the coordination of activities throughout the State and nation.

(2)        To coordinate with the national Centennial of Flight Commemoration Commission and the 2003 Fund Commission of Ohio in planning and promoting commemorative events and activities.

(3)        To appoint a director, who shall be exempt from the State Personnel Act, to employ other staff as it deems necessary, subject to the State Personnel Act, and to fix their compensation.

(4)        To adopt bylaws by a majority vote of the Commission.

(5)        To accept grants, contributions, devises, bequests, gifts, and services for the purpose of providing support to the Commission. The funds and property shall be retained by the Commission, and the Commission shall prescribe rules under which the Commission may accept donations of money, property, or personal services, and determine the value of donations of property or personal services.

(6)        To design, seek clearance for, and register with the Secretary of State a logo as the official emblem of the First Flight celebration, in coordination with the federal advisory commission. The Commission shall issue rules regarding the use of the logo.

(b)        Commemoration Activities. – In planning and implementing appropriate activities to commemorate the centennial of the First Flight, the Commission shall give due consideration to:

(1)        The historical setting in which the First Flight of the Wright Brothers took place.

(2)        The contribution of powered flight to the development of transportation worldwide.

(3)        The contribution that powered flight has made to worldwide trade and the economic development of the United States and all nations.

(4)        The contribution that powered flight has made to world peace and security.

(5)        The need to educate the public regarding the research and development of powered flight, and to acknowledge the development of aeronautics, aerospace science, and the aerospace industry, including the development of the glider and Orville and Wilbur Wright's contribution to the development of the glider.

(6)        The development of aerospace science and the aerospace industry since the First Flight, including the development of space exploration.

(7)        The importance of activities to commemorate the First Flight and to honor Orville and Wilbur Wright and their contribution to powered flight.

(8)        The need to expand the facilities of the Wright Brothers National Memorial to honor Orville and Wilbur Wright and to educate the public regarding the development of powered flight and the development of aeronautics and aerospace science since the First Flight.

(9)        The commitment and efforts of the First Flight Society and the National Park Service to preserving the Wright Brothers National Memorial and to honoring Orville and Wilbur Wright on the centennial of the First Flight.

(c)        Contract Authority. – The Commission may procure supplies, services, and property as appropriate, and may enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements to carry out the purposes of this Article. All contracts, leases, or legal agreements entered into by the Commission shall terminate on the date of termination of the Commission. Termination shall not affect any disputes or causes of action of the Commission that arise before the date of termination, and the Department of Cultural Resources may prosecute or defend any causes of action arising before the date of termination. All property acquired by the Commission that remains in the possession of the Commission on the date of termination shall become the property of the Department of Cultural Resources. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 777, s. 7(a).)