AN ACT TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND PROVIDE FOR THREE‑YEAR TERMS FOR ALL BOARD MEMBERS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 1 of Chapter 622 of the 1963 Session Laws as amended by Chapter 122 of the 1979 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Section 1. There is hereby created an airport authority to be known as the "Rockingham County Airport Authority", which shall be a body politic and corporate. The said Authority shall be composed of seven members, to be selected and appointed as hereinafter set out. The members of said authority shall receive no compensation, per diem or otherwise but shall be allowed and paid actual expenses incurred in the transaction of business at the instance of the said Authority. The members of the authority may receive reasonable compensation, per diem or otherwise for services rendered and shall be allowed and paid actual expenses incurred in the transaction of business at the instance of the said authority.  To effectuate the increase from five to seven members, two additional members shall be appointed for terms commencing July 1, 2006."
SECTION 2.  Section 2 of Chapter 622 of the 1963 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2. Members of the said Authority shall be selected by the Board of County Commissioners of Rockingham County, and shall serve until their successors are selected and qualified. All appointments for terms beginning July 1, 2006, and thereafter shall be for three‑year terms. The Authority shall determine its own organization and shall annually elect its officers who shall serve for terms of one (1) year. Officers shall be eligible to succeed themselves if re‑elected at the annual meeting for election of officers. There shall be no residence requirements for the members of the Airport Authority other than that they be citizens of Rockingham County."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 17th day of July, 2006.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives