North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 113B North Carolina Energy Policy Act of 1975

Article 1 - Energy Policy Council.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-1. Legislative findings and purpose
Upon investigation the General Assembly hereby finds that: (1) Energy is essential to the health, safety and welfare of the people of this State...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-2. Creation of Energy Policy Council; purpose of Council
(a) The Energy Policy Council is created to advise and make recommendations on increasing domestic energy exploration, development, and production within the State and...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-3. Composition of Council; appointments; terms of members; qualifications
(a) The Energy Policy Council shall consist of 13 members to be appointed as follows: (1), (2) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-365, s. 8(c),...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-4. Chairman of Council; replacement; reimbursement of members
(a) The Lieutenant Governor shall serve as chair of the Council. (b) In case of a vacancy in the membership on the Energy Policy...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-5. Organization of the Council; adoption of rules of procedure therefor
(a) To facilitate the work of the Energy Policy Council and for administrative purposes, the chairman of the Energy Policy Council, with the consent...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-6. General duties and responsibilities
The goal of the Energy Policy Council is to identify and utilize all domestic energy resources in order to ensure a secure, stable, and...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-7. Energy Efficiency Program; components
(a) The Energy Policy Council shall prepare a recommended Energy Efficiency Program for transmittal to the Governor, the initial plan to be completed by...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-8. Energy Management Plan; components
(a) The Energy Policy Council shall prepare a recommended Energy Management Plan for transmittal to the Governor, the initial plan to be completed by...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-9. Emergency Energy Program; components
(a) The Energy Policy Council shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Article, develop contingency and emergency plans to deal with possible shortages...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-10. Repealed by Session Laws 2009-446, s. 7, effective August 7, 2009
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-11. Powers and authority
(a) The Energy Policy Council is authorized to secure directly from any officer, office, department, commission, board, bureau, institution and other agency of the...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-12. Annual reports; contents
(a) Every two years the Energy Policy Council shall transmit to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-13 through 113B-19. Reserved for future codification purposes

Article 2 - Energy Crisis Administration.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-20. Definition; declaration of energy crisis
(a) "Energy crisis". - An energy crisis exists when the health, welfare or safety of the citizens of North Carolina are threatened by reason...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-21. Creation of Legislative Committee on Energy Crisis Management
(a) Upon the declaration of an energy crisis by the Governor, a Legislative Committee on Energy Crisis Management shall be created to consist of...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-22. Procedures for adopting emergency proposals; emergency powers
(a) Upon the declaration of an energy crisis, the Governor shall submit to the Legislative Committee for its prompt consideration such emergency orders, rules...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-23. Administration of plans and procedures
(a) Upon the declaration of an energy crisis, pursuant to G.S. 113B-20, the Energy Policy Council shall become the emergency energy coordinating body for...
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-24. Enforcement; penalties for violations
(a) The Attorney General and the law-enforcement authorities of the State and its political subdivisions shall enforce the provisions of this Article and all...

Article 3 - Revenues From Offshore Energy Production.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113B-30. (Contingent effective date - see notes) Allocation of revenues from offshore energy production; creation of Offshore Energy Management Fund
(a) Any revenues and royalties paid to the State as a result of offshore leasing, exploration, development, and production of all energy resources shall...

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