§ 143A-11 – Principal departments.
143A-11. Principal departments. Except as otherwise provided by this Chapter, or the State Constitution, all executive and administrative powers, duties and functions, not including those of the General Assembly and the judiciary, previously vested by law in the several State agencies, are vested in the following principal offices or departments: (1) Office of the Governor. […]
§ 143A-12 – Office of the Governor; creation.
143A-12. Office of the Governor; creation. There is hereby created an office of the Governor. (1971, c. 864, s. 2.)
§ 143A-13 – Office of the Lieutenant Governor; creation.
143A-13. Office of the Lieutenant Governor; creation. There is hereby created an office of the Lieutenant Governor. (1971, c. 864, s. 3.)
§ 143A-14 – Creation of new departments by executive order.
143A-14. Creation of new departments by executive order. All departments not now in existence which this Chapter directs to be created shall be made operative by executive order of the Governor; provided that all new departments shall be activated by executive order not later than July 1, 1972. (1971, c. 864, s. 21.)
§ 143A-15 – Date of transfer of agencies into existing departments.
143A-15. Date of transfer of agencies into existing departments. The transfer of all agencies into departments of State government which now exist shall take place not later than October 1, 1971. (1971, c. 864, s. 21.)
§ 143A-16 – Transfer of funds by Governor.
143A-16. Transfer of funds by Governor. To implement this Chapter, the Governor shall have authority to transfer all or a part of any appropriations or funds of an agency to the department to which such agency is transferred. (1971, c. 864, s. 21.)
§ 143A-18 – Additional funds for reorganization.
143A-18. Additional funds for reorganization. When adequate funds to implement reorganization are not available from the budgets of the transferred agencies, the Governor and the Council of State may make other funds available for these purposes, not to exceed a total of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per year for all departments created by this […]
§ 143A-2 – Head of department defined.
143A-2. Head of department defined. Whenever the term "head of the department" is used it shall mean the head of one of the principal departments created by this Chapter. (1971, c. 864, s. 1.)
§ 143A-3 – Agency defined.
143A-3. Agency defined. Whenever the term "agency" is used it shall mean and include, as the context may require, an existing department, institution, commission, committee, board, division, bureau, officer or official. (1971, c. 864, s. 1.)
§ 143A-4 – Policy-making authority and administrative powers of Governor; delegation.
143A-4. Policy-making authority and administrative powers of Governor; delegation. The Governor, in accordance with Article III of the Constitution of North Carolina, shall be the chief executive officer of the State. Subject to the Constitution and laws of this State, the Governor shall be responsible for formulating and administering the policies of the executive branch […]