GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 1427

Short Title:  Arboretum Funds/Board Changes.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Colton, Crawford, Nesbitt; and Ives.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 17, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA ARBORETUM AND TO MAKE CHANGES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ARBORETUM BOARD.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of three million eight hundred ninety-nine thousand five hundred dollars ($3,899,500) for the 1993-94 fiscal year to implement the first phase of the capital development plan for the North Carolina Arboretum.
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina the sum of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for the 1993-94 fiscal year and the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) for the 1994-95 fiscal year for interinstitutional programs at the North Carolina Arboretum including education programs, visitor services, computing technology for design, drafting, electronic mapping, educational and other applications, plant development research and scientific equipment, and administrative capabilities.
Sec. 3.  G.S. 116-243 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116-243.  Board of directors established; appointments.
A board of directors to govern the operation of the Arboretum is established, to be appointed as follows:
(1)	Two by the Governor, initially, one for a two-year term, and one for a four-year term.  Successors shall be appointed for four-year terms;
(2)	Two by the General Assembly, in accordance with G.S. 120-121, upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, initially, one for a two-year term, and one for a four-year term. Successors shall be appointed for four-year terms;
(3)	Two by the General Assembly, in accordance with G.S. 120-121, upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, initially, one for a two-year term, and one for a four-year term.  Successors shall be appointed for four-year terms;
(4)	The President of The University of North Carolina or his designee to serve ex officio;
(5)	The chancellors, chief executive officers, or their designees of the following institutions of higher education:  North Carolina State University, Western Carolina University, The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Mars Hill College, and Warren Wilson College, to serve ex officio;
(6)	The President of The North Carolina Arboretum Society, the Superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Supervisor of the National Forests in North Carolina, and the Director of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, to serve ex officio;
(7)	Six by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, initially, three for one-year terms, and three for three-year terms.  Successors shall be appointed for four-year terms.  One shall be an active grower of nursery stock, and one other shall represent the State's garden clubs;
(8)	The executive director of the Arboretum and the President of the Western North Carolina Development Association, Inc., to serve ex officio.
All appointed members may serve two full four-year terms following the initial appointment and then may not be reappointed until they have been absent for at least four years.  Members serve until their successors have been appointed.  Appointees to fill vacancies serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.  Vacancies in appointments made by the General Assembly shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120-122.  Initial terms begin July 1, 1986.
The chairman of the board of directors shall be elected biennially by majority vote of the directors.
The executive director of the Arboretum shall report to the board of directors."
Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.