NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

CHAPTER 585

SENATE BILL 432

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 596 OF THE 1973 SESSION LAWS TO PROVIDE FOR TWO GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES, FOUR-YEAR STAGGERED TERMS, AND OTHER CHANGES INVOLVING THE MEMBERS OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Section 2 of Chapter 596 of the 1973 Session Laws is hereby amended as follows:

(a)  By striking from lines 5 and 6 the words "State Historian as Chairman and" and after the word and punctuation in line 6 "members": inserting the words and punctuation "two members who are citizens of North Carolina and interested in the archaeology of the State appointed by the Governor,".

(b)  By striking the period in line 12 after the words "North Carolina Archaeological Advisory Council" and substituting in lieu thereof a semicolon followed by the words "and the Secretary of Cultural Resources or his designee as an ex officio member."

(c)  By striking the remainder of Section 2 after the words "in accordance with State policy." which appear in lines 14 and 15 and substituting in lieu thereof the words, "Members shall be appointed for staggered four-year terms beginning July 1 of odd-numbered years and shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. The present members of the Archaeological Advisory Committee shall serve the remainder of their terms, which will expire June 30, 1975. To create and maintain staggered terms, one at-large member appointed by the Governor, the member appointed by the President of the Senate, and the member appointed by the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee shall be appointed for a term of two years to expire June 30, 1977, at which time their successors shall be appointed pursuant to this act for four-year terms. The remaining Committee members shall be appointed for four-year terms to expire June 30, 1979. The Chairman shall be designated by the Governor from among the members of the Committee and shall serve until the expiration of his regularly appointed term.

Sec. 2.  Chapter 596 of the 1973 Session Laws is further amended by redesignating Section 3 and Section 5 by adding a new Section 3 and Section 4 to read as follows:

"Sec. 3.  The Governor shall have the power to remove any member of the Committee from office in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143B-16 of the Executive Organization Act of 1973.

Sec. 4.  An appointment to fill a vacancy on the Committee shall be made, according to the procedures for appointment for regular terms, pursuant to this act. Any appointment to fill a vacancy on the Committee for any reason shall be for the balance of the unexpired term."

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of June, 1975.