77-115. Funding.
(a) Each commission shall annually adopt a budget that shall include the estimated income and expenses of each commission. Funding for the commissions shall be shared and apportioned between the State of North Carolina and the State of South Carolina as each state may provide through its regular appropriations process.
(b) The accounts and records of each commission showing the receipt and disbursement of funds from whatever source derived shall be in the form that the Auditor of North Carolina and the State Auditor of South Carolina prescribe. The accounts and records of each commission shall be subject to an annual audit by the Auditor of North Carolina and the State Auditor of South Carolina or their legal representatives. The cost of the annual audits shall be borne by each commission. The results of the audits shall be delivered as part of the annual report required by G.S. 77-117 by October 1 of each year to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly of North Carolina, and as provided by the State of South Carolina. (2004-83, s. 1; 2017-57, s. 14.1(c); 2020-74, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters
Article 8 - River Basins Advisory Commissions.
§ 77-111 - Commissions established; purposes.
§ 77-113 - Membership; terms of office; eligibility for appointment; meetings.
§ 77-114 - Staffing; meeting facilities; assistance by agencies.
§ 77-116 - Compensation and expenses of members of the commissions.