§ 120-150. Creation; appointment of members. - North Carolina Statutes

Article 19.

Commission on Agricultureand Forestry Awareness.

§ 120‑150.  Creation;appointment of members.

There is created anAgriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission. Members of the Commissionshall be citizens of North Carolina who are interested in the vitality of theagriculture and forestry sectors of the State's economy. Members shall be asfollows:

(1)        Three appointed bythe Governor;

(2)        Three appointed bythe President Pro Tempore of the Senate;

(3)        Three appointed bythe Speaker of the House;

(4)        The chairman of theHouse Agriculture Committee;

(5)        The chairman of theSenate Agriculture Committee;

(6)        The Commissioner ofAgriculture or the Commissioner's designee;

(7)        A member of theBoard of Agriculture designated by the chairman of the Board of Agriculture;

(8)        The President of theNorth Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., or the President's designee;

(9)        The Master of theNorth Carolina State Grange or the Master's designee;

(10)      The Secretary ofEnvironment and Natural Resources or the Secretary's designee; and

(11)      The President of theNorth Carolina Forestry Association, Inc., or the President's designee.

Members shall be appointed fortwo‑year terms beginning October 1 of each odd‑numbered year. Thecochairmen of the Commission shall be the chairmen of the Senate and HouseAgriculture Committees respectively. (1985, c. 792, s. 20.1; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(81); 1989(Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1004, s. 19(b); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 785, s. 1;1993, c. 23, s. 1; 1995, c. 490, s. 5; 1997‑443, s. 11A.119(a); 2001‑474,s. 14.)