§ 543e. — Scenic Area 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: 16USC543e]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER II--SCENIC AREAS
Sec. 543e. Scenic Area Advisory Board
(a) Establishment; consultations with Secretary
There is hereby established the Scenic Area Advisory Board
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Board''). The Secretary shall consult
with and seek the advice and recommendations of the Board with respect
to--
(1) the administration of the Scenic Area with respect to
policies, programs, and activities in accordance with sections 543
to 543h of this title;
(2) the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive
management plan; and
(3) the location of the visitor center authorized by section
543c(f) of this title.
(b) Composition and selection
The Board shall be composed of nine members, who shall be selected
as follows:
(1) five members appointed by the Mono County Board of
Supervisors;
(2) two members appointed by the Governor of California (one of
whom shall be an employee of the California Division of Parks and
Recreation);
(3) one member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los
Angeles; and
(4) one member appointed by the Secretary (who shall be an
employee of the Forest Service).
(c) Terms of appointment
Each member of the Board shall be appointed to serve for a term of
three years except that the initial appointments shall be for terms as
follows:
(1) of those members appointed by the Mono County Board of
Supervisors one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year,
two shall be for a term of two years, and two shall be for a term of
three years;
(2) of those members appointed by the Governor of California one
shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year and one shall be
appointed to serve for a term of three years;
(3) the member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los Angeles
shall be appointed to serve for a term of two years; and
(4) the member appointed by the Secretary shall be appointed to
serve for a term of three years.
(d) Initial appointment; Chairman
The members of the Board shall be appointed within ninety days of
September 28, 1984. The members of the Board shall, at their first
meeting, elect a Chairman.
(e) Annual meetings and consultations with Secretary or designee
The Secretary, or a designee, shall from time to time, but at least
annually, meet and consult with the Board on matters relating to the
administration of the scenic area.\1\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(f) Compensation; expenses
Members of the Board 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 Board and its members
in carrying out their duties under sections 543 to 543h of this title.
(g) Vacancies
Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner in which
the original appointment was made.
(h) Quorum
A majority of those members appointed shall constitute a quorum for
the conduct of all business of the Board.
(i) Termination
The Board shall terminate ten years from the date of its first
meeting.
(Pub. L. 98-425, title III, Sec. 306, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1637.)
