{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-311","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-311","heading":"Purpose and powers of Committee.","body":"(a)\tThe Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources shall examine on a continuing basis the services provided by the departments and agencies set out in this subsection in order to make ongoing recommendations to the General Assembly on ways to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of State government services. The Committee has the following powers and duties:\n(1)\tStudy the programs, organization, operations, and policies of the following agencies:\na.\tDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services.\nb.\tDepartment of Environmental Quality.\nc.\tDepartment of Natural and Cultural Resources.\nd.\tWildlife Resources Commission.\ne.\tDepartment of Labor.\nf.\tDepartment of Commerce.\ng.\tAny other agency under the jurisdiction of the Senate and House of Representatives appropriations committees on agriculture, natural, or economic resources.\n(2)\tReview compliance of budget actions directed by the General Assembly.\n(3)\tMonitor expenditures, deviations, and changes made by the agencies set out in subdivision (1) of this subsection to the certified budget.\n(4)\tReview policy changes as directed by law.\n(5)\tReceive presentations of reports from agencies directed in the law, including audits, studies, and other reports.\n(6)\tReview any issues that arise during the interim period between sessions of the General Assembly and provide a venue for any of these issues to be heard in a public setting.\n(7)\tMonitor the quality of services provided by cultural, natural, and economic resources agencies to other agencies and the public.\n(8)\tIdentify opportunities for cultural, natural, and economic resources agencies to coordinate and collaborate to eliminate duplicative functions.\n(9)\tHave presentations and reports on any other matters that the Committee considers necessary to fulfill its mandate.\n(b)\tThe Committee may make reports to the General Assembly. A report to the General Assembly may contain legislation needed to implement a recommendation of the Committee. (2015-241, s. 15.24.)","path":["Chapter 120. General Assembly.","Article 36. Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_120/GS_120-311.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:18:52Z","sha256":"a0de938a687a8b7fa441d43fd53219230fd660798ece1f8fb036766cd2caf20d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-310","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-120-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}