PRIZI'ACE 



The Lcgislalivv Research Commission, cslahlishcd by Ailicic bB of Chapter 120 of 

 Ihe General Staliiles. is a geneial purpose sliid) gronp. I'he Commission is co-chaiied 

 hy Ihe Speaker of Ihe House and Ihe PresidenI Pro fempore of Ihe Senate and has live 

 additional members appoitiletl Irom each iioiise o\ Ihe Cieneral Assembly. Among Ihe 

 Commission's diilies is llial ol making oi causing lo be nuule. upon Ihe direction ol the 

 (ieneial AssembK . "such simlies ol and in\esligalioiis into go\ernmental agencies and 

 institutions and mailers of public polic\ as will aid Ihe (Jeneral Assembly in performing 

 its duties in the most elticieul and elleclive manner" (G.S. 120 -^O. I 7( I )). 



At the direction of Ihe l^)X7 Cieueial Assembly. Ihe Legislati\e Research 

 Commission has uuilertaken sluilics of numeiDiis subjects, fiiese studies were grouped 

 into br»)a(.l categories ami each membei ol the Commission was given responsibility for 

 one category ol slui.l\ . I he Co chairs tii Ihe l.egislati\e Research Commission, under 

 the authority of (i.S. 120 /?0. 10(b) and (c). appointed committees consisting of 

 members of the Cieneral Assembly and ihe public to conduct Ihe studies. Co-chairs, 

 one from each house ol Ihe Cieneral Assembly, were designated loi each committee. 



The stud) of Hunler's Salel\ /Wikllifc was authorized by Section 2.I(47A) of 

 Chapter X7.^ of (he l'>S7 Session laws (|iJX7 Session). Ihe relevant portions of 

 Chapter .S7.^ are inchuleil in Appendix A. Ihe lA'gislati\e Research Commission 

 grouped this study in its arnmals area under ihc direction of Senator R.L. Martin. Ihe 

 Committee was chaired by Senator William Baiker and Represenlali\e J. Paul Tyndall. 

 The lull membership ol the Commidee is lisletl in Appeiulix C of this report. A 



