§ 450jj-6. — Jefferson National Expansion Memorial 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: 16USC450jj-6]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER LXI--NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
Sec. 450jj-6. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission
(a) Establishment
There is hereby established the Jefferson National Expansion
Memorial Commission (hereinafter in sections 450jj-6 to 450jj-9 of this
title referred to as the ``Commission'').
(b) Composition
The Commission shall be composed of twenty members as follows:
(1) The county executive of Saint Louis County, Missouri, ex
officio, or a delegate.
(2) The chairman of the Saint Clair County Board of Supervisors,
Illinois, ex officio, or a delegate.
(3)(A) The executive director of the Bi-State Development
Agency, Saint Louis, Missouri, ex officio, or a delegate.
(B) A member of the Bi-State Development Agency, Saint Louis,
Missouri, who is not a resident of the same State as the executive
director of such agency, appointed by a majority of the members of
such agency, or a delegate.
(4) The mayor of the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, ex
officio, or a delegate.
(5) The mayor of Saint Louis, Missouri, ex officio, or a
delegate.
(6) The Governor of the State of Illinois, ex officio, or a
delegate.
(7) The Governor of the State of Missouri, ex officio, or a
delegate.
(8) The Secretary of the Interior, ex officio, or a delegate.
(9) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, ex officio,
or a delegate.
(10) The Secretary of Transportation, ex officio, or a delegate.
(11) The Secretary of the Treasury, ex officio, or a delegate.
(12) The Secretary of Commerce, ex officio, or a delegate.
(13) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, ex officio,
or a delegate.
(14) Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior from a list of individuals nominated by the mayor of East
Saint Louis, Illinois, and the Governor of the State of Illinois.
(15) Three individuals appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior from a list of individuals nominated by the mayor of Saint
Louis, Missouri, and the Governor of the State of Missouri.
Individuals nominated for appointment under paragraphs (14) and (15)
shall be individuals who have knowledge and experience in one or more of
the fields of parks and recreation, environmental protection, historic
preservation, cultural affairs, tourism, economic development, city
planning and management, finance, or public administration. A vacancy in
the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(c) Term of office of members
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), members of the
Commission shall be appointed for terms of three years.
(2) Of the members of the Commission first appointed under
paragraphs (14) and (15) of subsection (c) of this section--
(A) two shall be appointed for terms of one year;
(B) two shall be appointed for terms of two years; and
(C) two shall be appointed for terms of three years;
as designated by the Secretary of the Interior at the time of
appointment.
(3) Any member of the Commission appointed to fill a vacancy
occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. A
member of the Commission may serve after the expiration of his term
until his successor has taken office.
(d) Compensation of members; travel expenses and per diem
Members of the Commission shall receive no pay on account of their
service on the Commission, but while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of services for the Commission,
members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed
intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under
section 5703 of title 5.
(e) Chairperson
The chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by the members of
the Commission.
(f) Assistance from Federal agencies
Upon request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency
represented by members on the Commission may detail any of the personnel
or \1\ such agency, or provide administrative services to the Commission
to assist the Commission in carrying out the Commission's duties under
section 450jj-7 of this title.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be ``of''.
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(g) Gifts, bequests, or donations
The Commission may, for the purposes of carrying out the
Commission's duties under section 450jj-7 of this title, seek, accept,
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or donations of money, personal
property, or services, received from any source.
(h) Termination; extension
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Commission shall
terminate on the day occurring ten years after August 24, 1984.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior may extend the life of the
Commission for a period of not more than five years beginning on the day
referred to in paragraph (1) if the Commission determines that such
extension is necessary in order for the Commission to carry out sections
450jj to 450jj-9 of this title.
(May 17, 1954, ch. 204, Sec. 7, as added Pub. L. 98-398, title II,
Sec. 201(a), Aug. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 1469.)
