Establishment of the District Waterways Advisory Commission; composition; duties

(a) There is established a District Waterways Advisory Commission ("Commission") to advise the Office of District Waterways and to adopt a Waterways Advisory Plan pursuant to § 8-191.03. (b)(1) The Commission shall be comprised of 14 voting members appointed as follows: (A) Seven members appointed by the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, pursuant to § 1-523.01(f), one of whom shall be designated as Chairperson. Each appointee shall have experience in at least one of the following areas: (i) Public safety; (ii) Environmental stewardship; (iii) Economic development or tourism; (iv) Maritime management or policy; (v) Athletics and recreation; and (vi) Maritime transportation. (B) Seven members appointed by the Chairman of the Council as follows: (i) Two Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, each of whose single-member districts borders a waterway, one from east of the Anacostia River and one from west of the Anacostia River; (ii) Two individuals, each representing a Business Improvement District that borders a waterway, one from east of the Anacostia River and one from west of the Anacostia River; and (iii) Two individuals, each representing a marina or yacht club located in the District; provided, that the individuals do not represent the same marina or yacht club; and (iv) An individual with expertise or interest in waterway management. (2) Members appointed pursuant to this subsection shall serve for 4-year staggered terms; provided, that of the members initially appointed under this subsection, 4 of the members appointed by the Mayor shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and 3 for a term of one year, and of the members initially appointed by the Chairman of the Council, 4 shall serve for a term of 3 years and 3 shall serve for a term of 2 years. (c) The government officials who head the following entities, or their designees, shall serve as ex officio non-voting members of the Commission: (1) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; (2) The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice; (3) The Metropolitan Police Department; (4) The Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department; (5) The District Department of Transportation; (6) The Department of Energy and Environment; (7) The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority; (8) The Washington Convention and Sports Authority; (9) The Public Service Commission; (10) The Department of Housing and Community Development; (11) The Department of Parks and Recreation; and (12) The Office of Planning. (d) The Mayor shall request that each of the following federal agencies or entities appoint a representative as an ex officio non-voting member of the Commission: (1) The National Park Service; (2) The United States Coast Guard; (3) The United States Army Corps of Engineers; (4) The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority; (5) The National Capital Planning Commission; (6) Fort Lesley J. McNair; (7) Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling; and (8) The Washington Navy Yard. (e) The Office of Waterways Management shall provide administrative support to the Commission. (f) The Commission shall meet at least once every 2 months until the first Advisory Plan developed pursuant to § 8-191.03 is published and at least quarterly thereafter. (g) Proceedings of the Commission are subject to subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 2. (h) A majority of the members appointed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall constitute a quorum.