1998 Minnesota Code
Chapters 116P - 116Q Environmental Protection Funds
Chapter 116P Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
Section 116P.06 Advisory committee.

116P.06 Advisory committee.

Subdivision 1. Membership. (a) An advisory committee of 11 citizen members shall be appointed by the governor to advise the legislative commission on Minnesota resources on project proposals to receive funding from the trust fund and the development of budget and strategic plans. The governor shall appoint at least one member from each congressional district. The governor shall appoint the chair.

(b) The governor's appointees must be confirmed with the advice and consent of the senate. The membership terms, compensation, removal, and filling of vacancies for citizen members of the advisory committee are governed by section 15.0575.

Subd. 2. Duties. (a) The advisory committee shall:

(1) prepare and submit to the commission a draft strategic plan to guide expenditures from the trust fund;

(2) review the reinvest in Minnesota program during development of the draft strategic plan;

(3) gather input from the resources congress during development of the draft strategic plan;

(4) advise the commission on project proposals to receive funding from the trust fund; and

(5) advise the commission on development of the budget plan.

(b) The advisory committee may review all project proposals for funding and may make recommendations to the commission on whether the projects:

(1) meet the standards and funding categories set forth in sections 116P.01 to 116P.12;

(2) duplicate existing federal, state, or local projects being conducted within the state; and

(3) are consistent with the most recent strategic plan adopted by the commission.

HIST: 1988 c 690 art 1 s 10; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 269; 1991 c 254 art 2 s 40; 1991 c 343 s 3

* NOTE: See section 15.059, subdivision 5a, for expiration *of environment and natural resources trust fund advisory *committee.