2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 — Public health and safety
RS 40:2354 — Citizens advisory board created; membership; meetings; duties
§2354. Citizens advisory board created; membership; meetings; duties
A. There is hereby created an advisory board to be known as the Citizens Advisory Board which shall be composed of eighteen members, six of whom shall be appointed by the governor, six to be appointed by the president of the Senate and six to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives. Each member shall be appointed to serve a term of three years and shall be knowledgeable in the field of environmental management.
B. The advisory board shall hold quarterly meetings and at its first meeting shall elect a president and a secretary. Each agency, department, board and commission of the state shall support and cooperate with the board.
C. The duties of the board shall be:
(a) To review the laws, standards, regulations and activities of the environmental agencies of the state and to make appropriate suggestions for revision, modifications of the environmental laws of the state and to make recommendations in the field of environmental quality which are deemed advisable in the opinion of the board; and
(b) To report annually to the governor and the legislature.
Acts 1972, No. 460, §4.
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