2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-291. North Carolina Mining Commission - members; selection; removal; compensation; quorum; services.

§ 143B‑291.  North Carolina Mining Commission – members; selection; removal; compensation; quorum; services.

(a)        Members, Selection. – The North Carolina Mining Commission shall consist of nine members appointed by the Governor under a specified subdivision of this subsection as follows:

(1)        One member who is the chair of the North Carolina State University Minerals Research Laboratory Advisory Committee, ex officio.

(2)        One member who is a representative of the mining industry.

(3)        One member who is a representative of the mining industry.

(4)        One member who is a representative of the mining industry.

(5)        One member who is a representative of nongovernmental conservation interests.

(6)        One member who is a representative of nongovernmental conservation interests.

(7)        One member who is a representative of nongovernmental conservation interests.

(8)        One who, at the time of the appointment to the Mining Commission, is a member of the Environmental Management Commission and knowledgeable in the principles of water and air resources management.

(9)        One who, at the time of the appointment to the Mining Commission, is a member of the Environmental Management Commission and knowledgeable in the principles of water and air resources management.

(b)        Terms. – The term of office of a member of the Commission is six years. At the expiration of each member's term, the Governor shall replace the member with a new member of like qualifications for a term of six years. The term of members appointed under subdivisions (2), (5), and (8) of subsection (a) of this section shall expire on 30 June of years that precede by one year those years that are evenly divisible by six. The term of members appointed under subdivisions (3) and (6) of subsection (a) of this section shall expire on 30 June of years that follow by one year those years that are evenly divisible by six. The term of members appointed under subdivisions (4), (7), and (9) of subsection (a) of this section shall expire on 30 June of years that follow by three years those years that are evenly divisible by six. Upon the expiration of a six‑year term, a member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and duly qualified as provided by G.S. 128‑7.

(c)        Vacancies. – An appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired balance of the term.

(d)        Removal. – The Governor may remove any member of the Commission from office for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143B‑13.

(e)        Compensation. – The members of the Commission shall receive per diem and necessary traveling and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138‑5.

(f)         Quorum. – A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(g)        Staff. – All clerical and other services required by the Commission shall be supplied by the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources. (1973, c. 1262, s. 30; 1997‑496, s. 8; 2006‑79, ss. 3, 4.)