2016 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 2 - AGRICULTURE
2-5302 Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee; expenses.

2-5302. Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee; expenses.

(1) The Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee is created. The committee shall consist of the following members appointed by the Governor:

(a) The Director of Agriculture or his or her designee;

(b) The Director of Natural Resources or his or her designee;

(c) The Director of Environmental Quality or his or her designee;

(d) One member representing the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture;

(e) One member representing the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources;

(f) One member representing the Nebraska Energy Office;

(g) One member representing an entity which generates electrical energy;

(h) Two members who are producers of field crops at least one of whom actively employs a minimum tillage management system in his or her farming operation;

(i) Two members who are producers of livestock at least one of whom is actively involved in range management;

(j) One member with expertise in greenhouse emissions marketing or trading;

(k) One member representing natural resources districts; and

(l) One member representing the ethanol industry.

(2) Members of the committee shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. The Director of Natural Resources shall assist the committee with administrative and operational support. The Nebraska Natural Resources Commission may advise the committee in the performance of its duties under sections 2-5301 to 2-5306.

Source

• Laws 2000, LB 957, § 2.