Section 4. Partnership.
(a) Establishment.--Within the office there is established an advisory board to be known as the Pennsylvania Travel and Tourism Partnership.
(b) Composition.--The partnership shall consist of 35 members appointed as follows:
(1) The secretary.
(2) The chairman and minority chairman of the Community
and Economic Development Committee of the Senate.
(3) The chairman and minority chairman of the Tourism
and Recreational Development Committee of the House of
Representatives.
(4) Seven members representing State government to be
appointed by the Governor as follows:
(i) One member from the Department of Agriculture.
(ii) One member from the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources.
(iii) One member from the Pennsylvania Historical
and Museum Commission.
(iv) One member from the Department of
Transportation.
(v) One member from the Pennsylvania Game
Commission.
(vi) One member from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission.
(vii) One member from the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Commission.
(5) Three members from county tourism promotion agencies
to be appointed by the Governor as follows:
(i) One member from a county of the first, second or
second class A.
(ii) One member from a county of the third, fourth
or fifth class.
(iii) One member from a county of the sixth, seventh
or eighth class.
(6) One member representing the private sector tourism
industry to be appointed by the Governor.
(7) Thirteen members to be appointed by the Governor as
follows:
(i) One member from the hotel/motel industry.
(ii) One member from the skiing or snowmobiling
sector.
(iii) One member from the amusement parks or
attractions sector.
(iv) One member from the private parks or
campgrounds sector.
(v) One member from the museum or historical
attractions sector.
(vi) One member from the arts or theater sector.
(vii) One member from the motor coach or travel
agent industry.
(viii) One member from the hunting, fishing or
boating sector.
(ix) One member from the food and beverage industry.
(x) One member from the shopping/outlet shopping
industry.
(xi) One member from the outdoor recreation sector.
(xii) One member from the wine industry.
(xiii) One member from a State-designated heritage
park area.
(8) One member from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
to be appointed by the Governor.
(9) One member from the Pennsylvania Rural Development
Council to be appointed by the Governor.
(10) One member from a State-owned or State-related
university in this Commonwealth which offers a degree program
in tourism, culinary arts or hotel or restaurant management
to be appointed by the Governor.
(11) One member from the County Commissioners
Association of Pennsylvania to be appointed by the Governor.
(12) One member from the National Park Service to be
appointed by the Governor.
(13) One member at large to be appointed by the
Governor.
(c) Chair.--The secretary shall chair the partnership and appoint a vice chairman to chair partnership meetings in the absence of the secretary. The secretary shall inform the Governor when a vacancy occurs.
(d) Terms.--The secretary shall serve ex officio. Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives shall serve two years, such terms to run concurrently with the term of the legislative session. All other members of the partnership initially appointed by the Governor shall continue in office for terms of two or three years from the date of their appointment, the term of each appointed member to be designated by the Governor at the time of the appointment. Successor members of the partnership shall be appointed for a term of three years. Should a vacancy occur on the partnership, the Governor shall appoint a successor to serve the duration of the unexpired term. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy for a period of less than two years may be eligible for appointment to a full three-year term. A member of the partnership who serves a full term or fills a vacancy for a period of two years or more shall not be eligible for reappointment to the partnership until a period of three years expires.
(e) Compensation.--Members shall serve without compensation but shall receive reimbursement for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties as members of the partnership.
(f) Meetings and quorum.--The partnership shall meet at least quarterly and at any other time designated by the secretary. Meetings may be held anywhere within this Commonwealth. A majority of the members of the partnership shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting.
(g) Forfeiture of membership.--A member appointed by the Governor in accordance with subsection (b)(5), (6), (7) and (11) shall forfeit membership if the member does any of the following:
(1) Fails to attend three consecutive meetings unless
the chairman, upon written request of the member, finds that
the member should be excused from attending a meeting because
of personal illness or the illness or death of a family
member.
(2) No longer holds a position where the member is
directly involved with the industry the member was appointed
to represent. A vacancy occurs when the appointed member
forfeits his membership.