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101.  There is in the Resources Agency the Fish and Game Commission
created by Section 20 of Article IV of the Constitution.



102.  The commissioners shall elect one of their number as president
and one as vice president.



103.  (a)  Each of the commissioners shall receive one hundred
dollars ($100) for each day of actual service performed in carrying
out his or her official duties pursuant to law, but the amount of
this compensation shall not exceed for any one commissioner the sum
of five hundred dollars ($500) for any one calendar month.  In
addition to this compensation, the commissioners shall receive their
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
duties.
   (b) The compensation and expenses provided in this section shall
be paid out of the Fish and Game Preservation Fund.
   (c) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5 of the Government Code, the
commission, based on its strategic planning process, shall submit
recommendations to the Legislature, on or before July 1, 2000,
regarding the time commitment required for service on the commission,
compensation of the commissioners, and other matters the commission
deems appropriate.


104.  The commission may employ a secretary, but neither the
commission nor such secretary shall have or be given any powers in
relation to the administration of the department.



105.  The commission shall form a marine resources committee from
its membership consisting of at least one commissioner.  The
committee shall report to the commission from time to time on its
activities and shall make recommendations on all marine resource
matters considered by the commission.  The committee or its designee
shall, to the extent practicable, attend meetings of the department
staff, including meetings of the department staff with interested
parties, in which significant marine living resource management
documents are being developed.