§ 77-94. Standing and ad hoc committees.
§ 77‑94. Standing andad hoc committees.
To facilitate communicationamong stakeholders in the Basin, and to maximize participation by allinterested parties, the Commission shall establish both standing and ad hoccommittees. The Commission shall appoint the members of the standing and ad hoccommittees in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Commission. Thestanding committees shall include all of the following:
(1) Permit holders. The Commission shall identify those entities that hold permits issued by afederal, state, or local regulatory agency pertaining to the water of theBasin. The entities may recommend representatives to be appointed to thecommittees by the Commission.
(2) Roanoke River Basininterest groups. The Commission shall identify interest groups that mayrecommend representatives to be appointed to the committees by the Commission.
(3) Public officials andgovernmental entities. The committees shall be composed of representatives ofeach county, city, and town located completely or partially within the Basin.Also, other governmental entities that the Commission deems appropriate mayrecommend one member to be appointed to the committees by the Commission. Thecommittees may also include the United States Senators from North Carolina andVirginia or their designees, and any member of the United States House ofRepresentatives or the Representative's designee, whose district includes anyportion of the Basin, if the members elect to serve on the committees.
(4) Agriculture, forestry,and soil and water conservation districts. The Commission shall identifypersons who represent agricultural and forestry interests throughout the Basinand representatives from the soil and water conservation districts within theBasin and shall appoint representatives from these groups to the committees. (2002‑177, s. 1.)