{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-202.18","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-202.18","heading":"Powers and duties of the Scientific Committee.","body":"The Scientific Committee shall have all of the following powers and duties:\n(1)\tTo gather and provide information and data and advise the Board with respect to all aspects of the biology and ecology of endangered and threatened plant species.\n(2)\tTo develop and present to the Board management and conservation practices for preserving endangered or threatened plant species.\n(3)\tTo recommend habitat areas for acquisition to the extent that funds are available or expected.\n(4)\tTo investigate and make recommendations to the Board as to the status of endangered, threatened plant species, or species of special concern.\n(5)\tTo make recommendations to the Board concerning regulation of the collection and shipment of endangered or threatened plant species within North Carolina.\n(6)\tTo review and comment on environmental impact statements prepared by State agencies on projects that may affect protected plants; and\n(7)\tTo advise the Board on matters submitted to the Scientific Committee by the Board or the Commissioner which involve technical questions and the development of pertinent rules and regulations, and make any recommendations as deemed by the Scientific Committee to be worthy of the Board's consideration. (1979, c. 964, s. 1; 2007-456, s. 3.)","path":["Chapter 106. Agriculture.","Article 19B. Plant Protection and Conservation Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_106/GS_106-202.18.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:16:07Z","sha256":"5d3076630d1406a87cbe7a1ed7cfc88c847e9f4a7238315f6ecc1f76e54bdae3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-202.17","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-202.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}