2006 Utah Code - 19-9-104 — Creation of authority -- Members.

     19-9-104.   Creation of authority -- Members.
     (1) (a) The authority comprises ten members. If the requirements of Section 19-9-103 are met, the governor shall, with the consent of the Senate, appoint six members of the authority from the public-at-large.
     (b) The remaining four members of the authority are:
     (i) the executive director of the Department of Environmental Quality;
     (ii) the director of the Governor's Office of Economic Development or the director's designee;
     (iii) the executive director of the Department of Natural Resources; and
     (iv) the executive director of the Department of Transportation.
     (2) Public-at-large members, no more than three of whom shall be from the same political party, shall be appointed to six-year terms of office, subject to removal by the governor with or without cause.
     (3) The governor shall name one public-at-large member as chairman of the authority responsible for the call and conduct of authority meetings.
     (4) The authority may elect other officers as necessary.
     (5) Five members of the authority present at a properly noticed meeting constitute a quorum for the transaction of official authority business.
     (6) Public-at-large members are entitled to per diem and expenses for each day devoted to authority business at the rates established by the director of the Division of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

Amended by Chapter 148, 2005 General Session