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146.090 Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
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The secretary for energy and environment, with the approval of the Soil and
Water Conservation Commission shall divide the state into nine (9) soil and
water conservation areas which shall contain as nearly as practicable, an equal
number of soil and water conservation districts;
The Soil and Water Conservation Commission shall consist of nine (9)
members, not more than five (5) of whom shall be of the same political party, to
be appointed by the secretary for energy and environment with the approval of
the Governor;
One (1) member shall be appointed from each of the areas from a list of two
(2) names submitted from each such area by the supervisors of the soil and
water conservation districts that have their principal offices therein. All
members shall be supervisors of soil and water conservation districts;
The term of office of each such member shall be four (4) years; provided that,
whenever a member of the commission ceases to hold the office of district
supervisor by virtue of which he is serving on the commission, his term of office
as a member of the commission shall be terminated. In the case of any
vacancy other than the one (1) caused by the expiration of a term, the
secretary for energy and environment, with the approval of the Governor, shall
appoint the successor from a list of two (2) names submitted by the supervisors
of the soil and water conservation area which was represented by the former
member. The successor shall also be a supervisor of a soil and water
conservation district;
The members of the commission shall designate a chairman from among their
members and may from time to time change such designation. The
commission shall keep a record of its official actions. A majority of the
commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission may call upon the
Attorney General for such legal services as it may require. It may delegate to
its chairman, any of its members, the director of the division, or any officer,
employee, or agent, such powers and duties as it deems proper. Members of
the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be
entitled to expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily incurred in
discharging their duties;
The following persons are advisory members of the commission by virtue of
their offices: the secretary for energy and environment, the Commissioner of
Agriculture, the director of the agricultural experiment station, the director of
vocational education, and the state conservationist of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
Effective:July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 118, effective July 15, 2010. -Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 80, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 13(1). -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 23,
sec. 56. -- Amended 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 68, Art. XIV, sec. 1. -- Amended 1956
(1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 7, Art. VII, sec. 13. -- Amended 1952 Ky. Acts
ch. 202, sec. 1. -- Created 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 52, sec. 2.
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