Section 9-306 - Membership.
§ 9-306. Membership.
(a) Composition; appointment of members.-
(1) The Board consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor.
(2) Of the Board members:
(i) 1 shall be appointed from a list of at least 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland;
(ii) 1 shall be appointed from a list of at least 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the President of The Johns Hopkins University; and
(iii) 7 shall be representatives of institutions of higher learning, private industry, or agencies of government or other public bodies that normally are not associated with water pollution control activities.
(b) Qualifications.- Each member shall be an individual who has scientific or technical expertise.
(c) Tenure; vacancies.-
(1) The term of a member is 5 years.
(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1982. The terms of those members end as follows:
(i) 2 in 1983;
(ii) 1 in 1984;
(iii) 2 in 1985;
(iv) 2 in 1986; and
(v) 2 in 1987.
(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4) If a member who was appointed from a list required by subsection (a) of this section dies, resigns, or otherwise ceases to be a member, a successor shall be appointed from a list submitted to the Governor in the manner required by subsection (a) of this section.
(5) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(6) A member may be appointed to successive terms.
[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 718; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1988, ch. 246, § 2; 1997, ch. 114, § 1.]