§410ww–21 Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission

Summary

Creates the Dayton Aviation Heritage Commission to help federal, state, local, and private groups preserve and manage historic places in the Miami Valley, Ohio, tied to the Wright brothers, aviation, or Paul Laurence Dunbar. The Commission has 13 members: 3 appointed by the Secretary (experts, including at least one who represents the National Park Service); 3 more appointed by the Secretary after the Ohio Governor’s recommendations (experts, including at least one who represents the Ohio Historical Society); 1 appointed by the Secretary of Defense to represent Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; 3 appointed by the Secretary after recommendations from the Dayton City Commission (at least one must live near the park’s core parcel); and 1 each appointed by the Secretary after recommendations from Montgomery County, Greene County, and the City of Fairborn. Members serve 3-year terms. They may be reappointed only 3 times unless they first filled a vacancy, in which case they may be reappointed 4 times. The first members must be named by the Secretary within 30 days after all required recommendations are received. The Commission elects a chair and vice chair for 2-year terms; the vice chair fills in if the chair is absent. Vacancies are filled the same way as the original appointment and must be filled within 30 days after a recommendation is sent. A majority of current members is a quorum, and the group must meet at least 3 times a year. Members are unpaid, federal full-time employees get no extra pay, and travel expenses follow 5 U.S.C. 5703. Section 1013(b) of title 5 does not apply to the Commission. The Commission ends on January 1, 2004.