16 USC 698u-5 - Advisory Committee

U.S Code last checked for updates: Jan 18, 2025

§ 698u–5.

Advisory Committee

(a)

Establishment

(b)

Duties

(c)

Membership

The Advisory Committee shall consist of 13 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary as follows:

(1)

Three members shall be representatives of the Trust.

(2)

Three members shall be representatives of local landowners, cattle ranchers, or other agricultural interests.

(3)

Three members shall be representatives of conservation or historic preservation interests.

(4)

(A)

One member shall be selected from a list of persons recommended by the Chase County Commission in the State of Kansas.

(B)

One member shall be selected from a list of persons recommended by appropriate officials of Strong City, Kansas, and Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.

(C)

One member shall be selected from a list of persons recommended by the Governor of the State of Kansas.

(5)

One member shall be a range management specialist representing institutions of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20) in the State of Kansas.

(d)

Terms

(1)

In general

Each member of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed to serve for a term of 3 years, except that the initial members shall be appointed as follows:

(A)

Four members shall be appointed, one each from paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c), to serve for a term of 3 years.

(B)

Four members shall be appointed, one each from paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c), to serve for a term of 4 years.

(C)

Five members shall be appointed, one each from paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c), to serve for a term of 5 years.

(2)

Reappointment

(3)

Expiration

(4)

Vacancies

(e)

Chairperson

(f)

Meetings

(g)

Quorum

(h)

Compensation

(i)

Charter

(Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title X, § 1007, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4208; Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 102(a)(4), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1618; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(102), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4317.)

cite as: 16 USC 698u-5