§460ii–5 Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Advisory Commission

Summary

Creates the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area Advisory Commission to advise the Secretary about running the park, protecting its resources, and deciding which lands to buy. The Commission has 13 voting members the Secretary appoints: four recommended by local county boards (Forsyth, Fulton, Cobb, and Gwinnett), one recommended by the Governor of Georgia, one by the Atlanta Regional Commission, four by a coalition of citizen, public interest, recreation, and environmental groups, one by the Business Council of Georgia or a nearby chamber of commerce, and two who represent the public (at least one must live in one of the four counties listed). Members normally serve three-year terms and may be reappointed once for another three years. At the start, the county-recommended members serve one year, and the Governor, Atlanta Regional Commission, business/chamber, and public representatives serve two years. The Commission must meet regularly, publish meeting notices and agendas in local newspapers that cover the park area, and hold meetings to allow public involvement. Members are not paid for service, but the Secretary may pay reasonable expenses with vouchers signed by the Chair. The Commission ends on the date ten years after October 30, 1984.