§460x–3 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Creates a Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Advisory Commission and ends 20 years after the lakeshore is established under section 460x–1. It must have ten members with two‑year terms, appointed by the Secretary: four from county recommendations (two per county where the lakeshore is), four from the Governor of Michigan's recommendations, and two the Secretary selects. The Secretary must pick one member as Chair and fill vacancies the same way. Members are unpaid, but the Secretary may pay reasonable expenses if the Chair signs the vouchers. The Secretary or a designee must consult the Commission on lakeshore development, the matters in sections 460x–8, 460x–11, and 460x–12, and on carrying out the General Management Plan in section 460x–5(b).

Title 16, §460x–3

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(a)There is hereby established a Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Advisory Commission. The Commission shall cease to exist twenty years after the establishment of the lakeshore pursuant to section 460x–1 of this title.

(b)The Commission shall be composed of ten members, each appointed for a term of two years by the Secretary, as follows:

(1)Four members to be appointed from recommendations made by the counties in which the lakeshore is situated, two members to represent each such county;

(2)Four members to be appointed from recommendations made by the Governor of the State of Michigan; and

(3)Two members to be designated by the Secretary.

(c)The Secretary shall designate one member to be Chairman. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

(d)A member of the Commission shall serve without compensation as such. The Secretary is authorized to pay the expenses reasonably incurred by the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this subchapter on vouchers signed by the Chairman.

(e)The Secretary or his designee shall consult with the Commission with respect to—

(1)matters relating to the development of the lakeshore and with respect to the provisions of section 460x–8, 460x–11, and 460x–12 of this title; and

(2)matters relating to the implementation of the General Management Plan provided for in section 460x–5(b) of this title.

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Amendments

1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–558, § 1(1), substituted “twenty” for “ten”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 100–558, § 1(2), amended subsec. (e) generally, designating existing provisions as par. (1) and adding par. (2).

§460x–3 Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Advisory Commission

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Title 16, §460x–3

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