16 U.S.C. § 933: Advisory Committee

Summary

Creates an advisory committee for each Great Lake. Each State on a lake may have up to four members. The U.S. Section must pick appointees from a list the Governor gives and must consider state fisheries, the lake’s commercial and sport fishing, and the public. One person can serve on committees for more than one lake. Members get no pay, but up to ten members total—designated by the committees and approved by the U.S. Section—may be paid by the U.S. Government for travel and per diem to attend the annual meeting of the Commission or of the U.S. Section. Members must be invited to non‑executive U.S. Section meetings about their lake and may review and speak on proposed recommendations, programs, or activities.

Title 16, §933

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(a)Appointment and number of members; factors in selection

The United States Section shall appoint an advisory committee for each of the Great Lakes, upon which committee each State bordering on the lake may be represented by not more than four members. In making such appointments, the United States Section shall make its selection for each State from a list proposed by the Governor of that State; and shall give due consideration to the interests of— (1)

(2)the commercial fishing industry of the lake;

(3)the sports fishing of the lake; and

(4)the public at large.

(b)Membership on other committees

A member of the advisory committee for one lake may also be a member of the advisory committee for one or more other lakes.

(c)Compensation

The members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation from the Government of the United States for their services as such members. Not more than ten members of all the committees, designated by the committees and approved by the United States Section, may be paid by the Government of the United States for transportation expenses and per diem incident to attendance at the annual meeting of the Commission or of the United States Section.

(d)Meetings

The members of the advisory committee for each lake shall be invited to attend all nonexecutive meetings of the United States Section relating to that lake and at such meetings shall be granted opportunity to examine and be heard on all proposed recommendations, programs, and activities relating to that lake.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–228, which directed the substitution of “ten” for “five” and “the annual” for “each” in subsec. (c) of section 4 of the Great Lakes Fisheries Act of 1956, was executed by making the substitutions in subsec. (c) of this section, which is section 4 of the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory CommitteesAdvisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§933 Advisory Committee