§ 1054. — Advisory Board; establishment; meetings; functions; quorum; executive secretary.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1054]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 20--NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM
Sec. 1054. Advisory Board; establishment; meetings; functions;
quorum; executive secretary
There is established a nonpartisan Advisory Board to be known as the
National Fisheries Center and Aquarium Advisory Board. The Advisory
Board shall meet from time to time on the call of the Chairman. The
functions of the Board shall be to render advice and to submit
recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior upon his request, or
upon its own initiative, concerning the management and operation of the
National Fisheries Center and Aquarium. Five members shall constitute a
quorum to transact business. The Secretary may designate an employee of
the Department to serve as Executive Secretary to the Board.
(Pub. L. 87-758, Sec. 4, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 753.)
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later
than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless,
in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the
Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to
the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board
established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by
law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat.
770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Officers and
Employees.
