AN ACT to modify the north carolina travel and tourism board to include representatives of the charter boat/headboat industry.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 143B‑434.1(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Board shall consist of  29 members as follows:
(1)	The Secretary of Commerce, who shall not be a voting member.
(2)	The Director of the Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports Development, who shall not be a voting member.
(3)	Two members designated by the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Hotel and Motel Association.
(4)	Two members designated by the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Restaurant Association.
(5)	Three Directors of Convention and Visitor Bureaus designated by the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus.
(6)	The Chairperson of the Travel and Tourism Coalition.
(7)	The President of the Travel Council of North Carolina.
(8)	A member designated by the Board of Directors of the Travel Council of North Carolina.
(9)	The President of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry.
(10)	One member designated by the North Carolina Petroleum Marketers Association.
(11)	One person associated with tourism attractions in North Carolina, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. One person who is not a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(12)	One person associated with the tourism‑related transportation industry, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. One person who is not a member of the General Assembly, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(13)	Four public members each interested in matters relating to travel and tourism, two appointed by the Governor (one from a rural area and one from an urban area), one appointed by the Speaker of the House, and one appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(14)	One member associated with the major cultural resources and activities of the State in North Carolina, appointed by the Governor.
(15)	Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(16)	Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(17)	Two members designated by the Board of Directors of North Carolina Watermen United who represent the charter boat/headboat industry."
SECTION 2.  The members of the Board added under Section 1 of this act shall serve a first term beginning on the date of their designation and ending on December 31, 2009. Thereafter, they shall serve two‑year terms which shall begin on January 1 of an even‑numbered year and end on December 31 of the following year.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 29th day of May, 2007.

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		 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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		 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2007