AN ACT to modify the administrative provisions of the new hanover county occupancy tax.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 34(b)(1) of Part VIII of Chapter 908 of the 1983 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 987 of the 1983 Session Laws, Chapters 726 and 971 of the 1985 Session Laws, Chapter 540 of the 1995 Session Laws, and S.L. 2002‑138, reads as rewritten:
"(1)	The ex officio members are listed below. Each ex officio member may designate to serve in the member's place an individual who serves on the governing body of the county or municipality that the member represents.
a.	The chair of the board of county commissioners.
b.	The mayor of the City of Wilmington.
c.	The mayors of the beach towns."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of June, 2003.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives