2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 77-103. Committee established; membership; terms; vacancies.

Part 2. Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee.

§ 77‑103.  Committee established; membership; terms; vacancies.

(a)       The North Carolina Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee is established as an advisory committee to the North Carolina delegation to the Roanoke River Basin Bi‑State Commission. The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to assist the delegation in achieving the purposes of the Commission as set out in G.S. 77‑91 and in fulfilling the powers and duties set out in G.S. 77‑93.

(b)       The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 21 members as follows:

(1)       Three members of the House of Representatives whose districts include a part of the North Carolina portion of the Basin, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(2)       Three members of the Senate whose districts include a part of the North Carolina portion of the Basin, to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(3)       The member of the United States House of Representatives who represents North Carolina Congressional District 1, if the Representative elects to serve on the Advisory Committee, or that Representative's designee.

(4)       The member of the United States House of Representatives who represents North Carolina Congressional District 13, if the Representative elects to serve on the Advisory Committee, or that Representative's designee.

(5)       Twelve persons who reside within the North Carolina portion of the Basin, who represent the diversity of interests in the Basin, and who have demonstrated interest, experience, or expertise in water‑related Basin issues, appointed as provided in this subdivision. The chief executive officer of each of the following councils and commissions shall each appoint two persons, one of whom may be the chief executive officer and at least one of whom shall reside in the area served by the council or commission, as members of the Advisory Committee:

a.         Piedmont Triad Council of Governments.

b.         Northwest Piedmont Council of Governments.

c.         Kerr‑Tar Regional Council of Governments.

d.         Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments.

e.         Mid‑East Commission.

f.          Albemarle Economic Development Commission.

(6)       The Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources or the Secretary's designee.

(c)       The terms of each member of the Advisory Committee appointed as provided in subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of this section shall be two years. The term of one of these members shall expire on 1 January of even‑numbered years, and the term of the other member shall expire on 1 January of odd‑numbered years. A member who is appointed pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of this section who attends at least one‑half of the meetings of the Advisory Committee held during the member's term may be reappointed to another term, but no member shall serve more than three consecutive terms. The terms of all other members of the Advisory Committee shall begin when the member is appointed and end when the member's term as Representative, Senator, United States Representative, or Secretary ends. An appointment to fill a vacancy on the Advisory Committee shall be for the unexpired balance of the term. A vacancy on the Advisory Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (2002‑177, s. 1.)