§5B-1-1. Department of Commerce; office of Secretary of
Department of Commerce.
(a) The Secretary of Commerce is the chief executive officer
of the department. The Governor shall appoint the secretary, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the term for
which the Governor is elected. Any reference in this code to the
Bureau of Commerce means the Department of Commerce. Any reference
in this code to the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce
means the Secretary of Commerce. As used in this article,
"secretary" means the Secretary of Commerce and "department" means
Department of Commerce.
(b) The department may receive federal funds.
(c) The secretary serves at the will and pleasure of the
Governor. The annual salary of the secretary is ninety thousand
dollars.