143B-427. Department of Commerce – creation. There is hereby recreated and reconstituted a Department to be known as the "Department of Commerce," with the organization, powers, and duties defined in Article 1 of this Chapter, except as modified in this Article. (1977, c. 198, s. 1; 1989, c. 751, s. 7(23); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), […]
143B-428. Department of Commerce – declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of North Carolina to actively encourage the expansion of existing environmentally sound North Carolina industry; to actively encourage the recruitment of environmentally sound national and international industry into North Carolina through industrial recruitment efforts and through […]
143B-429. Department of Commerce – duties. It shall be the duty of the Department of Commerce to provide for and promote the implementation of the declared policy of the State of North Carolina as provided in G.S. 143B-428, to promote and assist in the total economic development of North Carolina in accord with such declared […]
143B-430. Secretary of Commerce – powers and duties. (a) The head of the Department of Commerce is the Secretary of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce shall have such powers and duties as are conferred on him by this Chapter, delegated to him by the Governor, and conferred on him by the Constitution and laws of […]
143B-431. Department of Commerce – functions. (a) The functions of the Department of Commerce, except as otherwise expressly provided by Article 1 of this Chapter or by the Constitution of North Carolina, shall include: (1) All of the executive functions of the State in relation to economic development and employment security, including by way of […]
143B-431.01. Department of Commerce – contracting of functions. (a) Purpose. – The purpose of this section is to establish a framework whereby the Department of Commerce may contract with a North Carolina nonprofit corporation to assist the Department in fostering and retaining jobs and business development, international investment recruiting, international trade, marketing, and travel and […]
143B-431.1. Toll-free number for information on housing assistance. There shall be established in the Department of Commerce a toll-free telephone number to provide information on housing assistance to the citizens of the State. (1989, c. 751, s. 6; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 959, s. 50.)
143B-431.2. Department of Commerce – limitation on grants and loans. The Department of Commerce may not make a loan nor award a grant to any individual, organization, or governmental unit if that individual, organization, or governmental unit is currently in default on any loan made by the Department of Commerce. (2000-56, s. 4.)
143B-431.3. Human trafficking public awareness sign. The Secretary of the Department of Commerce shall require that every JobLink or other center under its authority that offers employment or training services to the public prominently display in a place that is clearly conspicuous and visible to employees and the public a public awareness sign created and […]
143B-432. Transfers to Department of Commerce. (a) The Division of Economic Development of the Department of Natural and Economic Resources, the Science and Technology Committee of the Department of Natural and Economic Resources, and the Science and Technology Research Center of the Department of Natural and Economic Resources are each hereby transferred to the Department […]
143B-432.1. Department of Commerce – Small Business Ombudsman. A Small Business Ombudsman is created in the Department of Commerce to work with small businesses to ensure they receive timely answers to questions and timely resolution of issues involving State government. The Small Business Ombudsman shall have the authority to make inquiry of State agencies on […]
143B-433. Department of Commerce – organization. The Department of Commerce shall be organized to include: (1) The following agencies: a. Repealed by Session Laws 2014-100, s. 15.2A(c), effective October 1, 2014. b. The North Carolina Utilities Commission. c. Repealed by Session Laws 2011-401, s. 1.5, effective November 1, 2011. d. Repealed by Session Laws 2017-57, […]
143B-434.01. Comprehensive Strategic Economic Development Plan. (a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Repealed by Session Laws 2014-18, s. 1.2(b), effective July 1, 2014. (2) Department. – The Department of Commerce. (3) Economic distress. – The presence of at least one trend indicator or at least one status indicator: a. Trend […]
143B-434.1. The North Carolina Travel and Tourism Board – creation, duties, membership. (a) There is created within the Department of Commerce the North Carolina Travel and Tourism Board. The Secretary of Commerce and the nonprofit corporation with which the Department contracts pursuant to G.S. 143B-431.01(b) to promote and market tourism will work with the Board […]
143B-434.2. Travel and Tourism Policy Act. (a) This section shall be known as the Travel and Tourism Policy Act. (b) The General Assembly of North Carolina finds that: (1) The State of North Carolina is endowed with great scenic beauty, historical sites, and cultural resources, and with a population whose ethnic diversity and traditions are […]
143B-435. Publications. The Department of Commerce may also cause to be prepared for publication, from time to time, reports and statements, with illustrations, maps and other descriptions, which may adequately set forth the natural and material resources of the State and its industrial and commercial developments, with a view to furnishing information to educate the […]
143B-435.1. Clawbacks. (a) Clawback Defined. – For the purpose of this Article, a clawback is a requirement that all or part of an economic development incentive will be returned or forfeited if the recipient business does not fulfill its responsibilities under the incentive law, contract, or both. (b) Findings. – The General Assembly finds that […]
143B-436. Advertising of State resources and advantages. It is hereby declared to be the duty of the Department of Commerce to map out and to carry into effect a systematic plan for the nationwide advertising of North Carolina, properly presenting, by the use of any available advertising media, the true facts concerning the State of […]
143B-437. Investigation of impact of proposed new and expanding industry. The Department of Commerce shall conduct an evaluation in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Quality of the effects on the State’s natural and economic environment of any new or expanding industry or manufacturing plant locating in North Carolina. (1971, c. 824; 1973, c. 1262, […]
143B-437.01. Industrial Development Fund Utility Account. (a) Creation and Purpose of Fund. – There is created in the Department of Commerce a special account to be known as the Industrial Development Fund Utility Account ("Utility Account") to provide funds to assist the local government units of the most economically distressed counties in the State in […]
