§ 1055. — Members of Advisory Board.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1055]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 20--NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM
Sec. 1055. Members of Advisory Board
(a) Appointment and number of members
The Advisory Board shall be composed of nine members. The Secretary
shall designate the Chairman of the Advisory Board. The Assistant
Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife shall be a member of
such Board ex officio. The remaining eight members of such Board shall
be appointed as follows--
(1) two Members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the
Senate;
(2) two Members of the House of Representatives, appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(3) two individuals appointed by the Secretary, one of whom
shall be engaged in or closely associated with, sport fishing, and
one of whom shall be engaged in, or closely associated with,
commercial fishing; and
(4) two individuals appointed by the Secretary from the public
at large.
(b) Terms of office
Each class of two members of the Advisory Board referred to in
subsection (a) of this section shall be appointed for terms of four
years, except that, of each such class of two members initially
appointed, one shall be appointed for a term of two years. Any person
appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the
term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for
the remainder of such term. Of each class of two members of such Board
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section,
not more than one shall be from the same political party, and not more
than one shall be from the same State. Any member of such Board referred
to in such paragraphs (1) and (2) who shall cease to be a Member of
Congress during the term of his appointment under this section shall
cease to be a member of such Board.
(c) Vacancies
Any vacancy in the Advisory Board shall be filled in the same manner
as in the case of the original appointment.
(Pub. L. 87-758, Sec. 5, 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1056 of this title.
