§ 460aaa-7. — Grand Island Advisory 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: 16USC460aaa-7]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
SUBCHAPTER CXII--GRAND ISLAND NATIONAL RECREATION AREA
Sec. 460aaa-7. Grand Island Advisory Commission
(a) Establishment
Subject to appointments as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, there is established a Grand Island Advisory Commission
(hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the ``Commission'')
comprised of 12 members for the purpose of advising the Secretary on the
preparation of the management plan which is provided for in section
460aaa-6 of this title.
(b) Appointment
(1) Commission members shall be appointed by the Secretary as
follows:
(A) Three non-voting members, who shall be employees of the
Forest Service including the Forest Supervisor of the Hiawatha
National Forest.
(B) One member who shall be a resident of Munising, Michigan,
who is not a Forest Service employee.
(C) Two members who shall be recreational users of Grand Island
who are not Forest Service employees.
(D) One member from nominations made by the Alger County Board
of Commissioners who is a member of such board.
(E) One member from nominations made by the Alger County
Economic Development Corporation who is a member of such
corporation.
(F) One member from nominations made by the Grand Island
Association who is a member of such association.
(G) One member from nominations made by the private landowners
of Grand Island who is a private landowner on Grand Island.
(H) One member from nominations made by the Grand Island
Township Board who is a member of such board.
(I) The Munising city manager, upon accepting the invitation of
the Secretary.
(2) Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.
(c) Quorum
A quorum shall be six members. The operations of the Commission
shall not be impaired by the fact that a member has not been appointed
as long as a quorum has been attained.
(d) Procedures
The Commission shall elect a Chairman and establish such rules and
procedures as it deems necessary or desirable.
(e) Consultation
The Secretary shall consult with the Commission on a periodic and
regular basis with respect to the management plan.
(f) Pay
(1) Members of the Commission who are not full-time officers or
employees of the United States shall serve without pay.
(2) Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or
employees of the United States shall receive no additional pay by reason
of their service on the Commission.
(g) Proposals for non-Federal development on Federal land
The Commission shall recommend proposals for non-Federal development
on the 55 acres described in section 460aaa-6(b)(2) of this title. It
shall submit any such proposals to the Secretary for approval,
rejection, or revision. The Secretary shall include in the management
plan a development proposal submitted by the Commission or arrived at by
any other means available to the Secretary.
(h) Termination
The Commission shall cease to exist on the date upon which the
management plan is adopted.
(Pub. L. 101-292, Sec. 8, May 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 189.)
Termination of Advisory Commissions
Advisory commissions established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate
not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date
of their establishment, unless, in the case of a commission established
by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such
commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of
such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission 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 Organization and Employees.
