Tribal police chiefs may enter emergency help agreements

The Department of Public Safety and North Carolina Air National Guard may each sign an additional 50-year land-use license. The license covers about 114.19 acres at Stanly County Airport and extends current License No. DACA21-3-94-0983 through 2093. This provision takes effect when the law takes effect.

The Division of Emergency Management may transfer ownership of certain travel trailers and utility vehicles. Transfers may go to local governments, nonprofit emergency or disaster-relief groups, or survivors who need long-term housing support. The vehicles must have been donated to or bought by the State during disaster operations. This provision takes effect when the law takes effect.

The Crime Victims Compensation Commission applies listed rules to economic-loss awards and claim administration. The rules cover dependent economic loss, household support loss, work loss, claim denials, award decisions, and creditor verification for pending claims. The supplied text includes time limits, weekly payment limits, eligibility requirements, proof requirements, and exceptions for some minor victims. The Director may decide an initial or follow-up claim up to $12,500 when it does not include future economic loss. Up to $600,000 in accrued funds may be used once to create an online system for crime-victim service providers. The victim-compensation provisions take effect when the law takes effect; listed loss periods generally begin on the date of the injury.

A tribal police chief may enter an agreement for law-enforcement agencies to provide mutual aid, meaning emergency help to one another. The rule covers tribal police departments described in G.S. 1E-11 and other listed municipal, county, sheriff, and qualifying out-of-state agencies. An out-of-state agency may participate only when that state's law allows mutual aid with out-of-state officers. The rule remains subject to G.S. 15A-403. This provision takes effect when the law takes effect.

The Governor appoints the Adjutant General, while the General Assembly confirms the appointment by joint resolution. The process covers regular appointments, failed confirmation votes, vacancies, acting appointments, and the required major-general rank. The Governor consults the Secretary of Public Safety and normally submits a name by May 1. If there is a vacancy, the Governor must submit a successor within 60 days. An acting Adjutant General may serve while the General Assembly is out of session, but not more than 12 months without confirmation or after the confirmation bill fails a reading. The appointment and vacancy deadlines apply in the year of appointment or when a vacancy arises; this provision takes effect when the law takes effect.