461A.80 - PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION AND RESOURCES ADVISORY COUNCIL.

        461A.80  PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATION AND RESOURCES      ADVISORY COUNCIL.         1.  An advisory council for public outdoor recreation and      resources appropriations made for the purposes of section 461A.79 is      created.  The council shall consist of a public member appointed by      the governor from each congressional district, the chairperson of the      commission, the director, and a designee of the Iowa department of      economic development.  No more than three public members shall belong      to the same political party.  The council shall elect a chairperson      annually from among the council's members, and the director shall      serve as council secretary.  Persons already serving in an elected or      appointed governmental capacity are not eligible to serve as council      members.         2.  The advisory council shall meet annually, in July, and upon      the call of the chairperson of the advisory council.  The advisory      council shall make policy recommendations to the commission regarding      the projects and programs to be funded from funds available for      public outdoor recreation and resources from appropriations made for      the purposes of section 461A.79.         3.  Each county conservation board of those counties which are      located in a congressional district shall nominate one person from      the congressional district for appointment to the advisory council.      The commission shall compile a list of the nominations of the county      conservation boards for each congressional district and shall provide      this list to the governor.  The governor shall appoint one member      from each congressional district from the nominations as provided.      Appointments shall be made for three-year terms beginning July 1 in      the year of appointment.  A person shall not serve more than two      terms.  A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same      manner as the original appointment was made.         The public members of the advisory council shall be reimbursed for      actual and necessary expenses for each day employed in the official      discharge of their duties.  The expenses shall be paid from the      administration fund of the commission.  Each member of the council      may also be eligible to receive compensation as provided in section      7E.6.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         84 Acts, ch 1262, § 2         C85, § 111.80         86 Acts, ch 1245, § 1866, 1877         C93, § 461A.80         94 Acts, ch 1107, §75