GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

SESSION LAW 2007-343

HOUSE BILL 1556

AN ACT to appoint persons to various public OFFICES upon the recommendation of the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate.

Whereas, G.S. 120-121 authorizes the General Assembly to make certain appointments to public offices upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and

Whereas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore have made recommendations; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. SPEAKER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.

SECTION 1.1.  If House Bill 1650, 2007 Regular Session, becomes law, then Nancy Davison of Wake County is appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 1.2.  Thomas "Tommy" J. Emerson of Chatham County is appointed to the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring on July 1, 2010.

SECTION 1.3.  Harold K. Hart of Chatham County and Michael Weeks of Wake County are appointed to the Centennial Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.4.  Mary Roberts of Orange County and Linda LaRue of Forsyth County are appointed to the Child Care Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.5.  David Yarasheski, D.C., of Durham County is appointed to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.6.  Dr. Norman C. Camp, III of Wake County is appointed to the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees for a term expiring on July 1, 2011.

SECTION 1.7. Mark H. Hicks of Granville County and Hiram Williams of Pender County are appointed to the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.8.  Ellen B. Scouten of Chatham County is appointed to the Crime Victims Compensation Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.9. Richard J. Armstrong of Wake County, the Honorable James K. Festerman of Rockingham County, Vernon Julius Bryant of Halifax County, and Kevin Wallace of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.10.  Donnie O. Holt of Forsyth County and Barker French of Durham County are appointed to the North Carolina Criminal Justice Information Network Governing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.11.  Effective September 1, 2007, the Honorable Beverly A. Scarlett of Orange County and Maria Pinto of Pitt County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2009.

SECTION 1.12.  John D. Chaffee of Pitt County and Billy Wooten of Edgecombe County are appointed to the North Carolina's Eastern Region Development Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.13.  Representative Marvin W. Lucas of Cumberland County is appointed to the Education Commission of the States for a term expiring on June 30, 2008.

SECTION 1.14.  Effective September 1, 2007, Elizabeth Fisher of New Hanover County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Electrolysis Examiners for a term expiring on August 31, 2010.

SECTION 1.15.  Effective January 1, 2007, Carl R. McKnight of Lincoln County is appointed to the North Carolina Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2011.

SECTION 1.16.(a)  Effective January 1, 2008, the Honorable Foyle Hightower, Jr., of Anson County is appointed to the e-NC Authority Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2008.

SECTION 1.16.(b)  Effective January 1, 2008, the Honorable Stanley H. Fox of Granville County is appointed to the e-NC Authority Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2009.

SECTION 1.16.(c)  Effective January 1, 2008, the Honorable Wayne Goodwin of Richmond County is appointed to the e-NC Authority Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2010.

SECTION 1.17.  John S. Curry of Buncombe County and Steven D. Weber of Mecklenburg County are appointed to the Environmental Management Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.18.  Gordon Vermillion of Lenoir County and Barbara R. Kornegay of Wayne County are appointed to the Board of Directors of North Carolina Global TransPark Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.19.  Terry B. Todd of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2011.

SECTION 1.20.  William C. Lackey, Jr. of Mecklenburg County, William C. Fitzgerald, III of Scotland County, James W. Oglesby of Buncombe County, and Paul S. Jaber of Nash County are appointed to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.21.  Representative Jennifer Weiss of Wake County, Representative Arthur J. Williams of Beaufort County, Representative Larry W. Womble of Forsyth County, Karen Anne McCall of Durham County, the Honorable Norman A. Mitchell, Sr. of Mecklenburg County, Denise Barratt of Johnston County, W. Robert Bizzell of Lenoir County, and Sylvia Coleman of Guilford County are appointed to the Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.22.  Jens Saakvitne of Forsyth County is appointed to the License to Give Trust Fund Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2008, to fill the unexpired term of Jeannette K. Poole.

SECTION 1.23.  W. Calvin "Cal" Horton of Orange County is appointed to the Local Government Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2009, to fill the unexpired term of David Huskins.

SECTION 1.24.  Effective January 1, 2007, Larry K. Hayes of Lenoir County is appointed to the North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2010.

SECTION 1.25.  Effective September 1, 2007, Max O. Cogburn, Jr. of Buncombe County is appointed to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission for a term expiring on August 31, 2012.

SECTION 1.26.  LeAnder Canady of Guilford County and Sally Schornstheimer of Orange County are appointed to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Museum of Art for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.27.  Effective January 1, 2008, Dr. Alan S. Weakley of Chatham County and Henry L. Kitchin of Brunswick County are appointed to the Natural Heritage Trust Fund Board of Trustees for terms expiring on January 1, 2014.

SECTION 1.28.(a)  Effective July 1, 2006, the Honorable Zeno L. Edwards, Jr. of Beaufort County is appointed to the Northeastern North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2008.

SECTION 1.28.(b)  Eddie J. Lynch of Currituck County, the Honorable Thomas B. Richter of Beaufort County, and the Honorable Drewery N. Beale of Halifax County are appointed to the Northeastern North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.29.  Effective January 1, 2007, Martha Ann Harrell of Cumberland County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Nursing for a term expiring on December 31, 2011.

SECTION 1.30.  Connie Moore Corey of Pitt County is appointed to the North Carolina Nursing Scholars Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.31.  The Honorable Edd Nye of Bladen County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Center for Nursing for a term expiring on June 30, 2008, to fill an unexpired term.

SECTION 1.32.  Robert L. Epting of Orange County and Thomas S. Blue of Moore County are appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for terms expiring on July 1, 2010.

SECTION 1.33.  Lloyd Williams, Jr. of Cleveland County, Bennie Gupton of Franklin County, Ralph Heath of Wake County, and Waheed Haq of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Funds Council for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.34.  Dr. George Frazier of Pitt County is appointed to the North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.35.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 74C-4(b), Sally K. Pleasant of Stanly County and Mack Donaldson of Guilford County are appointed to the Private Protective Services Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.36.  Effective January 1, 2007, William D. English of Buncombe County is appointed to the North Carolina Professional Employer Organization Advisory Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2010.

SECTION 1.37.  The Honorable Wade F. Wilmoth of Watauga County is appointed to the Property Tax Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.38.  Janet Pittard of Wake County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Public Employee Deferred Compensation Plan for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.39.  Joseph R. Kluttz, Jr. of Stanly County is appointed to the Public Officers and Employees Liability Insurance Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.40.  The Honorable James H. Edwards of Caldwell County and Herbert Crenshaw of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Agency for Public Telecommunications for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.41.  Robert W. Griffin of Lenoir County and the Honorable R. Samuel Hunt, III of Alamance County are appointed to the North Carolina Railroad Company Board of Directors for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.42.  Bunkey Morgan of Chatham County is appointed to the North Carolina Recreational Therapy Licensure Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 1.43.  Effective October 1, 2007, Thomas E. Brooks of Wake County, Walter E. Daniels of Durham County, and O. Rolf Blizzard, III of Wake County are appointed to the Roanoke Island Commission for terms expiring on September 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.44.  The Honorable Clarence E. Horton, Jr. of Cabarrus County, Jennie Jarrell Hayman of Wake County, and Daniel F. McLawhorn of Wake County are appointed to the Rules Review Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.45.  Hughley B. Spruill, Sr. of Cumberland County and Richard J. Richardson of Chatham County are appointed to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.46.  W. Hugh Thompson of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.47.  Gwen A. White of Tyrrell County is appointed to the North Carolina Seafood Industrial Park Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.48.  John B. Allison of Haywood County is appointed to the North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 1.49.  Wyatt G. Upchurch of Hoke County and George Rountree, III of New Hanover County are appointed to the Southeastern North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.50.  R. A. "Bob" Southerland of Wake County is appointed to the State Banking Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.51.  James T. Driscoll, Jr. of Robeson County is appointed to the State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 1.52.  John Wayne Strowd, Jr. of Chatham County is appointed to the State Fire and Rescue Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 1.53.  Jesse S. Capel of Montgomery County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.54.  Michelle Capen of Caldwell County and Monica Lowry Graham of Robeson County are appointed to the North Carolina Teacher Academy Board of Trustees for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.55.  Lacey P. Barnes of Johnston County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of Teachers' and State Employees' Comprehensive Major Medical Plan for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.56.  Alfred J. Hackney, Jr. of Columbus County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.57.  Dr. Thomas Dowell of Jackson County is appointed to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.58.  Effective October 1, 2007, Elizabeth Stock Newlin of Wake County, Anne King of Wake County, and Dr. Scott G. Sagraves of Pitt County are appointed to the North Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council for terms expiring on September 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.59.  Effective January 15, 2007, the Honorable David Redwine of Brunswick County is appointed to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for a term expiring on January 14, 2011.

SECTION 1.60.  Clement Geitner of Catawba County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.61.  Raymond W. Magette, Jr. of Hertford County and Tarrell B. Graham of Moore County are appointed to the Well Contractors Certification Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 1.62.  Van Phillips of Mitchell County, Harris Prevost of Avery County, Reese Lasher of Buncombe County, and Eugene E. Ellison of Buncombe County are appointed to the Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission (AdvantageWest) for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 1.63.  Dr. Timothy J. Langer of Wake County, Durwood S. Laughinghouse of Wake County, Mitch St. Clair of Beaufort County, and Charles W. "Chuck" Bennett of Mecklenburg County are appointed to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 1.64.  Sheriff Alan Cloninger of Gaston County and Jerry O. Jones of Wake County are appointed to the Wireless 911 Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

PART II. President Pro Tempore's Recommendations.

SECTION 2.1.(a)  Andy Prescott of Orange County is to be appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.1.(b)  If House Bill 1650, 2007 Regular Session, becomes law, then David Peters of Wake County is appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.2.  Jimmy Harrell of Camden County is appointed to the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring on July 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.4.  Dr. Paul V. Phibbs of Pitt County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Arboretum with a term to expire June 30, 2010, to fill the unexpired term of Gladys Brooks.

SECTION 2.5.  The Honorable George Daniel of Caswell County, Frank Daniels of Wake County, Reef Ivey of Wake County, the Honorable Wendell Murphy of Duplin County, and Matt Wood of Perquimans County are appointed to the Centennial Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.6.  Penny Davis of Rutherford County and Magdalena Cruz of Nash County are appointed to the Child Care Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.7.  Dr. Ron Waller of Wake County is appointed to the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.8.  Richard Coleman of Columbus County and Dr. Lloyd Hackley of Orange County are appointed to the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees for a term expiring on July 1, 2011.

SECTION 2.9.  James Kennedy of Forsyth County and William Rakatansky of Mecklenburg County are appointed to the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.10.  Robert Lewis of Wake County, Terry Waterfield of Pasquotank County, Bonnie Boyette of Nash County, and Wade Anders of Cumberland County are appointed to the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.11.  Joe Castro of Transylvania County is appointed to the Disciplinary Hearings Committee of the North Carolina State Bar for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.12.  Effective September 1, 2007, Karen Thompson of Mecklenburg County, Lynn Bryant of Dare County, John Guard of Pitt County, Linda Hold-Cox of Wayne County, and Betsy Wells of Orange County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2009.

SECTION 2.13.  Dick Futrell of Carteret County and Leigh McNairy of Lenoir County are appointed to the North Carolina's Eastern Region Development Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.14.  Effective January 22, 2007, W. Harrell Everett of Wayne County is appointed to the Economic Investment Committee for a term expiring on January 21, 2009.

SECTION 2.15.(a)  Effective January 1, 2008, Jon Hamm of Wake County is appointed to the e-NC Authority Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2008.

SECTION 2.15.(b)  Effective January 1, 2008, Bunny Sanders of Washington County is appointed to the e-NC Authority Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2009.

SECTION 2.15.(c)  Effective January 1, 2008, John Bardo of Orange County is appointed to the e-NC Authority Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2010.

SECTION 2.16.  Stan Crowe of Martin County, Freddie Harrill of Cleveland County, and Forrest Westfall of Yancey County are appointed to the Environmental Management Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.17.  Reginald Kenan of Duplin County, Earl Brinkley of Duplin County, and Durwood Stephenson of Johnston County are appointed to the Board of Directors of North Carolina Global TransPark Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.18.  David Jones of Orange County is appointed to the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2011.

SECTION 2.19.  Patricia Garrett of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.20.  The Honorable Ted Alexander of Cleveland County and Sallie Surface of Northampton County are appointed to the North Carolina Housing Partnership for terms expiring on August 31, 2008, to fill the unexpired terms of Vivian Jones and Jeffrey Null.

SECTION 2.21.  Paul Brooks of Robeson County is appointed to the North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.22.  Kathryn Ahlport of Guilford County, the Honorable Katie Dorsett of Guilford County, Marian Duncan of Columbus County, the Honorable Jim Forrester of Gaston County, Gladys Lundy of Wake County, Jo Morgan of Pitt County, the Honorable Bill Purcell of Scotland County, Carolyn Tracy of Cumberland County, and Dr. Rosemary Summers of Orange County are appointed to the Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.23.  Effective January 1, 2007, Ken Burkel of Forsyth County, William Faircloth of Mecklenburg County, Jan Hill of Forsyth County, and Lloyd Jordan of Durham County are appointed to the License to Give Trust Fund Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2009.

SECTION 2.24.  Effective December 15, 2007, Bridget-Anne Hampden of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission for a term expiring on December 14, 2012.

SECTION 2.25.  Johnnie Burgess of Onslow County and Larry Garner of Mecklenburg County are appointed to the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.26.  Dr. Richard Brunstetter of Forsyth County and Pamela Poteat of Gaston County are appointed to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.27.  Dr. Dudley Anderson of Wilson County and Dr. Joan Huntley of Orange County are appointed to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Museum of Art for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.28.  Effective January 1, 2008, Robert Gordon of Scotland County and Samuel P. Douglas of Wilson County are appointed to the Natural Heritage Trust Fund Board of Trustees for terms expiring on January 1, 2014.

SECTION 2.29.  Ernie Bowden of Currituck County, Ray Hollowell of Dare County, Elsie Pugh of Camden County, the Honorable Gene Rogers of Martin County, Robert Spivey of Bertie County, and David Twiddy of Pasquotank County are appointed to the Northeastern North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.30.  Carole Ricker of Randolph County and Gail Gribble of Gaston County are appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Center for Nursing for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.31.  Wanda Boyette of Sampson County is appointed to the North Carolina Nursing Scholars Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.32.  Tim Aydlett of Perquimans County is appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for a term expiring on July 1, 2010.

SECTION 2.33.  Michael Barnes of Wilson County, Anne Coan of Wake County, Michael Hare of Perquimans County, Thomas Mehder of Mecklenburg County, and Douglas Howey of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Funds Council for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.34.  Johnny I. Farmer of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Principal Fellows Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.35.  Terry Wheeler of Dare County is appointed to the Property Tax Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.36.  Dexter Perry of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Public Employee Deferred Compensation Plan Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.37.  David Walker of Robeson County is appointed to the Public Officers and Employees Liability Insurance Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.38.  Anthony Copeland of Wake County and Martin H. Bocock of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Agency for Public Telecommunications for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.39.  Dennis Rash of Mecklenburg County and Robert F. Bleeker of Cumberland County are appointed to the North Carolina Railroad Board of Directors for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.40.  Tod Clissold of Dare County, Punk Daniels of Dare County, and Glenn Eure of Dare County are appointed to the Roanoke Island Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.41.  Jim Funderburke of Gaston County, Jeff Gray of Wake County, David R. Twiddy of Pasquotank County, Keith Gregory of Wake County, and Jerry Crisp of Burke County are appointed to the Rules Review Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.42.  Russell Stetson of Dare County is appointed to the North Carolina Seafood Industrial Park Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.43.  The Honorable Rodney Midgett of Dare County is appointed to the North Carolina Sheriff's Education and Training Standards Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.44.  James Beeson of Guilford County is appointed to the North Carolina Board for the Licensing of Soil Scientists for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.45.  J.C. Batchelor of Bladen County and Delilah Blanks of Bladen County are appointed to the Southeastern North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.46.  Paul Boney of New Hanover County is appointed to the State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.

SECTION 2.47.  William Winn of Gates County is appointed to the State Fire and Rescue Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 20l0.

SECTION 2.48.  Derryl Garner of Carteret County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.49.  Gail Gadsden of Durham County, Jenny Eakins of Nash County, and Dorothy Crowe of Person County are appointed to the North Carolina Teacher Academy Board of Trustees for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.50.  Timothy Keever of Alexander County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.51.(a)  Dr. Jane Norwood of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2009, to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Leroy Walker.

SECTION 2.51.(b)  Colleen Lanier of Forsyth County is appointed to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission for a term expiring on June 20, 2011.

SECTION 2.52.  Effective October 1, 2007, Ken Farmer of Wake County, David Good of Forsyth County, and Elsie Seibelink of Pitt County are appointed to the North Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council for terms expiring on September 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.53.  Effective January 15, 2007, Robert Spencer of Gaston County is appointed to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for a term expiring on January 14, 2011.

SECTION 2.54.  Ashley Thrift of Forsyth County is appointed to the Board of Trustees for the University of North Carolina Center for Public Television for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.55.  J.W. Davis of Henderson County, Tommy Jenkins of Macon County, Samuel Neill of Henderson County, and Wanda Profitt of Yancey County are appointed to the Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission (AdvantageWest) for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

SECTION 2.56.  Dell Murphy of Duplin County, Maughn Hull of Pasquotank County, Eugene Price of Wayne County, and Bobby Purcell of Wake County are appointed to the Wildlife Resources Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2009.

SECTION 2.57.  Wesley E. Reid of Guilford County is appointed to the Wireless 911 Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2009, to fill the unexpired term of Betty Dobson.

PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE.

SECTION 3.1.  The headings to the parts and sections of this act are a convenience to the reader and are for reference only.

SECTION 3.2.  Unless otherwise specified, all appointments made by this act are for terms to begin upon ratification of this act.

SECTION 3.3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2^nd day of August, 2007.

                                                                    s/ Marc Basnight

                                                                         President Pro Tempore of the Senate

                                                                    s/ Joe Hackney

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives