Section 226-A:2 Commission.
There is hereby established a Saco watershed commission consisting of 5 members. The commissioners shall be bona fide residents of the Saco watershed area in this state. Members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council to serve terms of 5 years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that the initial appointments hereunder shall be for terms of one, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively. Vacancies occurring in the office of such commissioners for any reason or cause shall be filled by appointment by the governor with the advice and consent of the council for the unexpired term. Any commissioner may be removed from office by the governor and council, upon written charges and after a hearing.
Source. 1971, 335:1. 1977, 370:1, eff. Aug. 30, 1977.