Board

Sec. 5. 5 MRSA §12004-I, sub-§6-C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 92, §10, is repealed.

Sec. 6. 5 MRSA c. 383, sub-c. III, art. 1-A, as amended, is repealed.

Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §13127, sub-§2, as amended by PL 1989, c. 903, §2 and PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §32, is further amended to read:

2. Composition. The board is composed of 15 members. The membership includes one representative of the University of Maine System, one representative of the Association for Research in the Gulf of Maine, 2 representatives of nonprofit environmental organizations, one representative of independent higher education institutions, 2 representatives of the scientific community, 2 representatives of marine resource industries and one public member. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection, the Director of the Natural Resources Information and Mapping Center Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas, the Commissioner of Marine Resources, the Director of the State Planning Office and the director of the sea grant college program serve as ex officio members. The ex officio members may appoint designees to fulfill their duties under this chapter.

Sec. 8. 7 MRSA §332, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1989, c. 503, Pt. B, §39 and PL 1995, c. 502, Pt. E, §32, is further amended to read:

1. Membership. The Aroostook Water and Soil Management Board, as established by Title 5, section 12004-G, subsection 4, shall consist consists of the following: The Chair of the Maine Potato Board; one person designated by the Maine Potato Board who shall must be a farmer with irrigation experience; a representative of each of the 3 Aroostook County Soil and Water Conservation Districts chosen by the boards of supervisors of the 3 districts, each representative chosen being a farmer; the Director of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station; the Director of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service; the State Conservationist of the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service; the Director of the Natural Resources Information and Mapping Center Bureau of Geology and Natural Areas; the Director of the Northern Maine Regional Planning Commission; and the Commissioner of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources.