Sec. 1. P&SL 1999, c. 58, §2, first ¶ is amended to read:

*Sec. 2. Governing board membership. Membership of the governing board consists of 16 initial members as follows:

Sec. 2. P&SL 1999, c. 58, §2, last ¶ is amended to read:

Once the initial governing board is established, the City Manager of the City of Augusta and the Director of the Bureau of General Services shall convene the first meetings of the governing board until regularly scheduled meetings are established. The members of the governing board shall elect a chair. The governing board may add additional members to the governing board and may change the composition of the governing board as long as equal representation from the City of Augusta and the State is maintained.

Sec. 3. P&SL 1999, c. 58, §4, first ¶ is amended to read:

*Sec. 4. Terms of office. Terms of office for members of the initial governing board are staggered as follows:

Sec. 4. P&SL 1999, c. 58, §6, first ¶ is amended to read:

*Sec. 6. District boundaries. The Augusta City Council, within 120 days of the passage of this Act and upon a recommendation of the governing board and the Augusta Planning Board, shall adopt the district's boundaries. The governing board may recommend and extend the Capital Riverfront Improvement District boundaries as long as the new boundaries are adopted by the Augusta Planning Board and the Augusta City Council.

Sec. 5. P&SL 1999, c. 58, §9 is amended to read:

*Sec. 9. Master plan report; annual report. The governing board of the district shall report to the Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government by January 31 April 15, 2000. The report must contain a district master plan and details of the district's public hearing process in developing the district master plan. The governing board shall report annually on the district's activities to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over state and local government matters beginning on January 15, 2001. The report must include information on the district's projects, financial condition, efforts to inform and to include the public in district projects and the status of projects with respect to the district master plan.