§410iii–7 Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission

Summary

Creates an advisory commission for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park. The commission must help the Secretary make and carry out the park’s general management plan and help find important sites outside the park needed to meet the park’s goals. The commission has 15 members appointed by the Secretary: 1 from Virginia, 1 each from Strasburg, Middletown, Frederick County, Shenandoah County, and Warren County, 2 private landowners in the park, 1 from a citizen group, 1 from the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, 1 from Belle Grove, Inc., 1 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1 from the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, and ex‑officio members from the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service. Members serve 3‑year terms and may be reappointed for not more than 2 successive terms. The chair is elected for 1 year and may serve one more year. Initial appointments are staggered: 4 for 1 year, 5 for 2 years, and 6 for 3 years. The commission acts by majority vote, meets at least quarterly when called by the chair or a majority, and needs 8 members for a quorum. Members are unpaid, federal or state employees get no extra pay, but members may get travel expenses and per diem like intermittent federal workers under 5 U.S.C. 5703. The commission can hold hearings and take testimony but cannot issue subpoenas.