2007 US Code
Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 6 - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION
Sec. 698u-5 - Advisory Committee
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 6 - GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION Sec. 698u-5 - Advisory Committee |
Contains | section 698u-5 |
Date | 2007 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 8, 2008 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 104-333, div. I, title X, §1007, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4208; Pub. L. 105-244, title I, §102(a)(4), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1618. |
Statutes at Large References | 86 Stat. 770, 776 110 Stat. 4208 112 Stat. 1618 |
Public Law References | Public Law 92-463, Public Law 104-333, Public Law 105-244 |
§698u–5. Advisory Committee (a) Establishment
There is established an advisory committee to be known as the “Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Advisory Committee”.
(b) DutiesThe Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretary and the Director of the National Park Service concerning the development, management, and interpretation of the Preserve. In carrying out those duties, the Advisory Committee shall provide timely advice to the Secretary and the Director during the preparation of the general management plan under section 698u–3(g) of this title.
(c) MembershipThe Advisory Committee shall consist of 13 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary as follows:
(1) Three members shall be representatives of the Trust.
(2) Three members shall be representatives of local landowners, cattle ranchers, or other agricultural interests.
(3) Three members shall be representatives of conservation or historic preservation interests.
(4)(A) One member shall be selected from a list of persons recommended by the Chase County Commission in the State of Kansas.
(B) One member shall be selected from a list of persons recommended by appropriate officials of Strong City, Kansas, and Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
(C) One member shall be selected from a list of persons recommended by the Governor of the State of Kansas.
(5) One member shall be a range management specialist representing institutions of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20) in the State of Kansas.
(d) Terms (1) In generalEach member of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed to serve for a term of 3 years, except that the initial members shall be appointed as follows:
(A) Four members shall be appointed, one each from paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c) of this section, to serve for a term of 3 years.
(B) Four members shall be appointed, one each from paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (c) of this section, to serve for a term of 4 years.
(C) Five members shall be appointed, one each from paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (c) of this section, to serve for a term of 5 years.
(2) ReappointmentEach member may be reappointed to serve a subsequent term.
(3) ExpirationEach member shall continue to serve after the expiration of the term of the member until a successor is appointed.
(4) VacanciesA vacancy on the Advisory Committee shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment is made. The member appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve until the expiration of the term in which the vacancy occurred.
(e) ChairpersonThe members of the Advisory Committee shall select 1 of the members to serve as Chairperson.
(f) MeetingsMeetings of the Advisory Committee shall be held at the call of the Chairperson or the majority of the Advisory Committee. Meetings shall be held at such locations and in such a manner as to ensure adequate opportunity for public involvement. In compliance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Advisory Committee shall choose an appropriate means of providing interested members of the public advance notice of scheduled meetings.
(g) QuorumA majority of the members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum.
(h) CompensationEach member of the Advisory Committee shall serve without compensation, except that while engaged in official business of the Advisory Committee, the member shall be entitled to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government service under section 5703 of title 5.
(i) CharterThe rechartering provisions of section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (15 1 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee.
(Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title X, §1007, Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4208; Pub. L. 105–244, title I, §102(a)(4), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1618.)
References in TextThe Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (f), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments1998—Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “section 1001 of title 20)” for “section 1141(a) of title 20)”.
Effective Date of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.
Termination of Advisory CommitteesAdvisory committees 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 committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided for by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
1 So in original. Probably should be “5”.
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