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[CITE: 16USC543e]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                       CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
 
                       SUBCHAPTER II--SCENIC AREAS
 
Sec. 543e. Scenic Area Advisory Board


(a) Establishment; consultations with Secretary

    There is hereby established the Scenic Area Advisory Board 
(hereinafter referred to as the ``Board''). The Secretary shall consult 
with and seek the advice and recommendations of the Board with respect 
to--
        (1) the administration of the Scenic Area with respect to 
    policies, programs, and activities in accordance with sections 543 
    to 543h of this title;
        (2) the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive 
    management plan; and
        (3) the location of the visitor center authorized by section 
    543c(f) of this title.

(b) Composition and selection

    The Board shall be composed of nine members, who shall be selected 
as follows:
        (1) five members appointed by the Mono County Board of 
    Supervisors;
        (2) two members appointed by the Governor of California (one of 
    whom shall be an employee of the California Division of Parks and 
    Recreation);
        (3) one member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los 
    Angeles; and
        (4) one member appointed by the Secretary (who shall be an 
    employee of the Forest Service).

(c) Terms of appointment

    Each member of the Board shall be appointed to serve for a term of 
three years except that the initial appointments shall be for terms as 
follows:
        (1) of those members appointed by the Mono County Board of 
    Supervisors one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year, 
    two shall be for a term of two years, and two shall be for a term of 
    three years;
        (2) of those members appointed by the Governor of California one 
    shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year and one shall be 
    appointed to serve for a term of three years;
        (3) the member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los Angeles 
    shall be appointed to serve for a term of two years; and
        (4) the member appointed by the Secretary shall be appointed to 
    serve for a term of three years.

(d) Initial appointment; Chairman

    The members of the Board shall be appointed within ninety days of 
September 28, 1984. The members of the Board shall, at their first 
meeting, elect a Chairman.

(e) Annual meetings and consultations with Secretary or designee

    The Secretary, or a designee, shall from time to time, but at least 
annually, meet and consult with the Board on matters relating to the 
administration of the scenic area.\1\
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    \1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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(f) Compensation; expenses

    Members of the Board shall serve without compensation as such, but 
the Secretary is authorized to pay, upon vouchers signed by the 
Chairman, the expenses reasonably incurred by the Board and its members 
in carrying out their duties under sections 543 to 543h of this title.

(g) Vacancies

    Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner in which 
the original appointment was made.

(h) Quorum

    A majority of those members appointed shall constitute a quorum for 
the conduct of all business of the Board.

(i) Termination

    The Board shall terminate ten years from the date of its first 
meeting.

(Pub. L. 98-425, title III, Sec. 306, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1637.)
