A.__Initiate and present major policy programs to the board and supervise their implementation;

B.__With the cooperation of the executive director, prepare and present meeting agendas and budget updates as necessary;

C.__Initiate discussions and enter into agreements on behalf of the board with other state agencies to carry out policy decisions of the board.__Those agencies include, but are not limited to, the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the Department of Marine Resources, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Conservation;

D.__Work with local, state, federal, international and private entities to ensure completion of the commission's goals;

E.__Act as legislative and congressional liaison for the commission; and

F.__Actively develop public understanding and support for commission policy and initiatives.

Sec. H-2. 12 MRSA §9902, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. BB, §11, is further amended to read:

1. Programs. Conduct research, publish and disseminate information and plan, report and implement programs necessary for the purposes of restoring Atlantic salmon populations and managing Atlantic salmon and its habitat;

Sec. H-3. 12 MRSA §9902-A, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, Pt. BB, §12, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

§9902-A.__Board; members; composition; commission chair term;

duties

1.__Board established.__The commission is governed by the Atlantic Salmon Board, as established in Title 5, section 12004- G, subsection 20-A and referred to in this chapter as "the board."

2.__Members.__The board consists of 3 members: the Commissioner of Marine Resources, the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and the commission chair who must be well informed on the subject of Atlantic salmon and its conservation.