Title 16 — Conservation
Chapter 29 — Water Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation
§ 1308. Advisory Board; appointment; functions; membership; reimbursement for expenses
Statutory text
The Secretary may, without regard to the civil service laws, appoint an Advisory Board to advise and consult on matters relating to his functions under this chapter as he deems appropriate. The Board shall consist of persons chosen from members of organizations such as wildlife organizations, land-grant colleges, farm organizations, State game and fish departments, soil and water conservation district associations, water management organizations, and representatives of the general public. Members of such an Advisory Board who are not regular full-time employees of the United States shall be entitled to reimbursement on an actual expense basis for attendance at Advisory Board meetings.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Water Bank Act
Pub. L. 91–559 § 9 · 84 Stat. 1468
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1308
(Pub. L. 91–559, § 9, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1471.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 91–559, § 9, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1471.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 9. The Secretary may, without regard to the civil service laws, Advisory Board. appoint an Advisory Board to advise and consult on matters relating to his functions under this Act as he deems appropriate. The Board shall consist of persons chosen from member’s of organizations such as wildlife organizations, land-grant colleges, farm organizations, State game and fish departments, soil and water conservation district associations, water management organizations, and representatives of the general public. Members of such an Advisory Board who are not regular full-time employees of the United States shall be entitled to reimbursement on an actual expense basis for attendance, at Advisory Board meetings.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Advisory Boards
Advisory boards in existence on , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following , unless, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.