§ 157-68. Commissioners of Authority.

§ 157‑68.  Commissioners of Authority.

The Authority shall consist of not less than five nor more than 16commissioners (the number to be set by the North Carolina State Commission ofIndian Affairs) who shall be appointed by the Governor, after receiving nominationsfrom the North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs. For each vacancy,the Governor must appoint one person from a list of two eligible persons sonominated. Commissioners shall be selected from the major groups of NorthCarolina Indians that elect members to the North Carolina State Commission ofIndian Affairs under G.S. 143B‑407. No person shall be barred fromserving as a commissioner because he is a tenant or home buyer in an Indianhousing project. (1977, c. 1112, s. 3; 1987(Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1014; 1998‑155, s. 2; 2001‑318, s. 2.)