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[CITE: 16USC1308]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
        CHAPTER 29--WATER BANK PROGRAM FOR WETLANDS PRESERVATION
 
Sec. 1308. Advisory Board; appointment; functions; membership; 
        reimbursement for expenses
        
    The Secretary may, without regard to the civil service laws, appoint 
an Advisory Board to advise and consult on matters relating to his 
functions under this chapter as he deems appropriate. The Board shall 
consist of persons chosen from members of organizations such as wildlife 
organizations, land-grant colleges, farm organizations, State game and 
fish departments, soil and water conservation district associations, 
water management organizations, and representatives of the general 
public. Members of such an Advisory Board who are not regular full-time 
employees of the United States shall be entitled to reimbursement on an 
actual expense basis for attendance at Advisory Board meetings.

(Pub. L. 91-559, Sec. 9, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1471.)

                       References in Text

    The civil service laws, referred to in text, are set forth in Title 
5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 
3301 et seq. of Title 5.


                     Termination of Advisory Boards

    Advisory boards in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later 
than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, 
in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the 
Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to 
the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board 
established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. 
See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 
776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees.
