§ 410y-4. — Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC410y-4]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LVI--CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
Sec. 410y-4. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Commission
(a) Establishment
There is hereby established a Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National
Historical Park Commission (hereafter in this section referred to as the
``Commission'').
(b) Membership; appointment; term
The Commission shall be composed of nineteen members appointed by
the Secretary for terms of five years each, as follows:
(1) Eight members to be appointed from recommendations submitted
by the boards of commissioners or the county councils, as the case
may be, of Montgomery, Frederick, Washington, and Allegany Counties,
Maryland, of which two members shall be appointed from
recommendations submitted by each such board or council, as the case
may be;
(2) Eight members to be appointed from recommendations submitted
by the Governor of the State of Maryland, the Governor of the State
of West Virginia, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and
the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, of which two members
shall be appointed from recommendations submitted by each such
Governor or Commissioner, as the case may be; and
(3) Three members to be appointed by the Secretary, one of whom
shall be designated Chairman of the Commission and two of whom shall
be members of regularly constituted conservation organizations.
(c) Vacancies
Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in
which the original appointment was made. A member may serve after the
expiration of his term until his successor has taken office.
(d) Compensation and payment of expenses
Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, as such,
but the Secretary is authorized to pay, upon vouchers signed by the
Chairman, the expenses reasonably incurred by the Commission and its
members in carrying out their responsibilities under this subchapter.
(e) Consultation by Secretary
The Secretary, or his designee, shall from time to time but at least
annually, meet and consult with the Commission on general policies and
specific matters related to the administration and development of the
park.
(f) Majority vote
The Commission shall act and advise by affirmative vote of a
majority of the members thereof.
(g) Termination
The Commission shall cease to exist 40 years from January 8, 1971.
(Pub. L. 91-664, Sec. 6, Jan. 8, 1971, 84 Stat. 1980; Pub. L. 96-555,
Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3260; Pub. L. 101-320, July 3, 1990, 104 Stat.
292; Pub. L. 106-554, Sec. 1(a)(4) [div. B, title I, Sec. 134], Dec. 21,
2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A-230.)
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 106-554 substituted ``40'' for
``thirty''.
1990--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-320, Sec. 1(a), inserted at end ``A
member may serve after the expiration of his term until his successor
has taken office.''
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101-320, Sec. 1(b), substituted ``thirty'' for
``twenty''.
1980--Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 96-555 substituted ``twenty'' for
``ten''.
