§583j–1 Board of Directors of Foundation

Summary

Create a Board of Directors to run the Foundation. The Board can have no more than 30 directors, and the Secretary of Agriculture may, at his choice, increase the number to no more than 20. All directors must be U.S. citizens. Most members must have education or real experience in natural or cultural resource management, law, or research. The Chief of the Forest Service is an automatic nonvoting member. The Secretary must appoint the directors within one year of November 16, 1990. Directors serve six-year terms, but the first group is split so one-third serve 2 years, one-third 4 years, and one-third 6 years. Open seats must be filled within 60 days. No one may serve more than 12 years in a row. The Board elects a chairman from among its members for a two-year term. A majority of voting members is needed for a quorum. The chairman must call meetings at least once a year. A director who misses three regular meetings in a row may be removed by majority vote and replaced as above. Voting members do not get a salary. They can be paid back for travel and food costs up to the limits in 5 U.S.C. 5703. The Board may hire staff, write a constitution and bylaws, and do what is needed to operate. Staff cannot be hired until the Foundation has enough money to pay them. Hiring and pay for Foundation officers and employees do not have to follow the usual federal competitive hiring rules or General Schedule pay rules in title 5.