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[CITE: 16USC430g-8]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
   CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
 
                 SUBCHAPTER LX--NATIONAL MILITARY PARKS
 
Sec. 430g-8. Advisory Commission


(a) Establishment

    There is hereby established the Gettysburg National Military Park 
Advisory Commission (hereafter in sections 430g-8 to 430g-10 of this 
title referred to as the ``Advisory Commission''). The Advisory 
Commission shall be composed of eleven members, as follows:
        (1) One member representing each of the local governments from 
    the four townships surrounding the park and the Borough of 
    Gettysburg, appointed by the Secretary.
        (2) One member representing the Adams County, Pennsylvania 
    government, appointed by the Secretary.
        (3) One member representing the State Historic Preservation 
    Office of the State of Pennsylvania, appointed by the Secretary.
        (4) Two members who are residents of Adams County and who are 
    knowledgeable about the park and its resources, appointed by the 
    Secretary, one of whom shall own land or interests in land within 
    the park boundary.
        (5) One member with expertise in local historic preservation, 
    appointed by the Secretary.
        (6) The Director of the National Park Service or his designee, 
    ex officio.

Members shall be appointed for staggered terms of three years, as 
designated by the Secretary at the time of the initial appointments. Any 
member of the Advisory Commission appointed for a definite term may 
serve after the expiration of his term until his successor is appointed. 
The Advisory Commission shall designate one of its members as 
Chairperson. Six members of the Advisory Commission shall constitute a 
quorum.

(b) Management and development issues

    The Secretary, or his designee, shall from time to time, but at 
least semiannually, meet and consult with the Advisory Commission to 
coordinate the management of the park and the historic district with 
local jurisdictions.

(c) Meetings

    The Advisory Commission shall meet on a regular basis. Notice of 
meetings and agenda shall be published in local newspapers which have a 
distribution which generally covers the area affected by the park. 
Advisory Commission meetings shall be held at locations and in such a 
manner as to ensure adequate public involvement.

(d) Expenses

    Members of the Advisory Commission shall serve without compensation 
as such, but the Secretary may pay expenses reasonably incurred in 
carrying out their responsibilities under sections 430g-4 to 430g-10 of 
this title on vouchers signed by the Chairperson.

(e) Charter

    The provisions of section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) are hereby waived with respect to this Advisory 
Commission.

(Pub. L. 101-377, Sec. 5, Aug. 17, 1990, 104 Stat. 466.)

                       References in Text

    Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in 
subsec. (e), is section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, which is set out in the 
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 430g-4, 430g-5, 430g-7, 
430g-10 of this title.
