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    I. There is hereby established an agricultural lands preservation committee which shall function within the department of agriculture, markets, and food.
    II. The committee shall consist of 7 voting members and 2 nonvoting members, to be appointed as follows:
       (a) The commissioner of the department of agriculture, markets, and food who shall be chairman;
       (b) The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development, or his designee;
       (c) The director of the office of energy and planning, or his designee;
       (d) The secretary of the agricultural advisory board;
       (e) 3 members, 2 of whom are owners and operators of farms in the state, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council for 3 years. Of the initial appointees, one shall hold office for one year, one for 2 years and one for 3 years;
       (f) The dean of the college of life sciences and agriculture of the university system of New Hampshire, or his designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member; and
       (g) The New Hampshire state conservationist of the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, or his designee, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
    III. Members of the committee who are not state employees shall be paid $25 a day, each, for such time as they are actually engaged in the work of the committee. All members shall be paid their actual expenses incurred as a result of such work and shall be paid mileage at the same rate as state employees.
    IV. A majority of the voting members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.

Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:4; 206:2, eff. Aug. 11, 1995. 2003, 319:9, eff. July 1, 2003. 2004, 257:44, eff. July 1, 2004.

Source. 1985, 72:1. 1995, 130:4; 206:2, eff. Aug. 11, 1995. 2003, 319:9, eff. July 1, 2003.