GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 222*
Senate Commerce Committee Substitute Adopted 6/8/95

Short Title:   Utilities Committee/Commission.	(Public)

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February 20, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO G.S. 120-70.2 REGARDING FILLING OF VACANCIES ON THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE UTILITY REVIEW COMMITTEE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE UTILITY REVIEW COMMITTEE AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF JO ANNE SANFORD TO MEMBERSHIP ON THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION AND OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT P. GRUBER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PUBLIC STAFF OF THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 120-70.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120-70.2.  Appointment of members and organization.
The Joint Committee shall consist of six sitting members of the General Assembly.  Three shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate from the membership of the Senate and three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives from the membership of the House.  Members will serve at the pleasure of their appointing officer and any vacancies occurring on the Joint Committee shall be filled by the appointing officer of the appropriate house.  The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall designate one Senator to serve as cochairman and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one Representative to serve as cochairman.  A quorum shall consist of four members."
Sec. 2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 62-10(a) requiring confirmation to be by joint resolution, the appointment of Jo Anne Sanford to the North Carolina Utilities Commission for a term to begin July 1, 1995, and expire June 30, 2003, is confirmed.
Sec. 3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 62-15(a) requiring confirmation to be by joint resolution, the appointment of Robert P. Gruber as Executive Director of the Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission for a term to begin July 1, 1995, and expire June 30, 2001, is confirmed.
Sec. 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.