A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to expand the cabarrus county tourism authority.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2(a) of Chapter 658 of the 1989 Session Laws, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 97 of the 1999 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"(a)	Establishment and Membership. The Cabarrus County Tourism Authority is composed of  12 members, with seats on the Authority numbered one through 12, all of whom shall be appointed by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, selected as follows:
(1)	Seats 1, 4, and 7 shall be selected by the board at large and shall include, but not be limited to, at least one member of the board or the Cabarrus County Manager and shall include one hotelier.
(2)	Seats 2, 5, and 8 shall be appointed by the board from a list of persons submitted by the Cabarrus County Tourism Authority and shall include one hotelier and at least one person currently active in the promotion of tourism in the county.
(3)	Seats 3, 6, and 9 shall be appointed by the board from a list of persons submitted to the board by the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce and shall include one hotelier.(4)	Seats 10, 11, and 12 shall be appointed by the board from a list of persons submitted to the board by the Cabarrus County Tourism Authority and shall include one hotelier and at least one person currently active in the promotion of tourism in the county."
SECTION 2.  Section 2(b) of Chapter 658 of the 1989 Session Laws, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 97 of the 1999 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"(b)	 Terms of Office. Except as otherwise provided in the schedule set forth below, the term of office of each member of the Authority shall be three years. The terms shall be staggered so that after the initial members of the Authority are appointed, four members are appointed each year, implemented as follows:
(1)	Seats 1, 2, 3, and 10 shall be appointed initially for one year, and thereafter for three years.
(2)	Seats 4, 5, 6, and 11 shall be appointed initially for two years, and thereafter for three years.
(3)	Seats 7, 8, 9, and 12 shall be appointed initially for three years, and thereafter for three years."
SECTION 3.  Section 2 of Chapter 658 of the 1989 Session Laws, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 97 of the 1999 Session Laws, is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b1)	When any vacancy occurs, the organization responsible for nominating members for full terms for the vacant seat shall submit a recommendation to the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners."
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.