PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Commission decisions must get a "yes" from the Federal Cochairperson and from more than half of the State members or their alternates. Members from States that are delinquent under section 15304(c)(3)(C) do not count. The Federal Cochairperson should, when possible, talk with federal departments and agencies that care about the issue before deciding. Each Commission can set its own rules for what counts as a meeting quorum, but a quorum must include the Federal Cochairperson (or the alternate) and a majority of State members or alternates (excluding delinquent States). Approving projects and grant proposals is the Commission’s job and must follow section 15503.

Title 40, §15302

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(a)Requirements for Approval.—

Except as provided in section 15304(c)(3), decisions by the Commission shall require the affirmative vote of the Federal Cochairperson and a majority of the State members or alternate State members, including designees (exclusive of members representing States delinquent under section 15304(c)(3)(C)).

(b)Consultation.—

In matters coming before the Commission, the Federal Cochairperson shall, to the extent practicable, consult with the Federal departments and agencies having an interest in the subject matter.

(c)Quorums.—

(1)In general.—

Subject to paragraph (2), a Commission shall determine what constitutes a quorum for meetings of the Commission.

(2)Requirements.—

Any quorum for meetings of a Commission shall include—

(A)the Federal Cochairperson or the alternate Federal Cochairperson; and

(B)a majority of State members or alternate State members, including designees (exclusive of members representing States delinquent under section 15304(c)(3)(C)).

(d)Projects and Grant Proposals.—

The approval of project and grant proposals shall be a responsibility of each Commission and shall be carried out in accordance with section 15503.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2025—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2242(b)(1), inserted “or alternate State members, including designees” after “State members”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 118–272, § 2242(b)(2), added subsec. (c) and struck out former subsec. (c). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A Commission shall determine what constitutes a quorum for Commission meetings; except that— “(1) any quorum shall include the Federal Cochairperson or the alternate Federal Cochairperson; and “(2) a State alternate member shall not be counted toward the establishment of a quorum.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after June 18, 2008, see section 14217(d) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 15101 of this title.

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