2015 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 2. Agriculture
§2-18-403. Eastern Red Cedar Registry Board - Creation - Members - Terms.

A. There is hereby created the Eastern Red Cedar Registry Board. The Board shall be under the authority of the State Board of Agriculture. The Board shall consist of the following members:

1. The Governor shall appoint three members as follows:

a.one member representing a property owner in the state,

b.one member engaged in the business of harvesting Eastern Red Cedar trees in the state, and

c.one member engaged in the business of manufacturing products from Eastern Red Cedar trees;

2. The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint two members as follows:

a.one member with a background or experience in marketing agricultural products, and

b.one member with a background or experience in renewable energy;

3. The President Pro Tempore of the State Senate shall appoint two members as follows:

a.one member from a higher education institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who specializes in agricultural production, and

b.one member from a higher education institution in The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education who specializes in forestry and forest management;

4. The Commissioner of Agriculture, or a designee;

5. The Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission;

6. The Executive Director of the Department of Environmental Quality, or designee;

7. A member of the Corporation Commission, or designee; and

8. A member appointed by and representing the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.

B. The initial appointment for each member appointed by the Governor shall be for progressive terms of one (1) through three (3) years. The initial appointment for each member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall be for progressive terms of one (1) and two (2) years. The initial appointment for each member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate shall be for progressive terms of one (1) and two (2) years. Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. Members shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms.

C. The members of the Board appointed pursuant to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of subsection A of this section may nominate up to sixteen persons who are residents of the state to serve on a citizens' auxiliary group. The nominations shall be approved by a majority vote of the Board. Members of the citizens' auxiliary group shall not have voting rights and privileges on the Board and shall serve three-year terms. The citizens' auxiliary group will provide information and feedback to the Board on issues related to the Eastern Red Cedar tree and shall assist the Board in achieving its duties as set forth in the Eastern Red Cedar Registry Board Act.

Added by Laws 2010, c. 454, § 4, eff. July 1, 2010.