| | | 3.__Chair.__The Governor shall appoint the chair of the | | Atlantic Salmon Commission, referred to in this chapter as the | | commission chair, subject to review by the joint standing | | committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over fisheries | | and wildlife matters and to confirmation by the Senate. The | | commission chair is appointed for a 3-year term.__The commission | | chair may not serve for more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms.__ | | The commission chair must be well informed on the subject of | | Atlantic salmon and its conservation and serves until a successor | | is appointed.__The commission chair shall represent the Atlantic | | Salmon Board as set out in section 9902-A and act as its chief | | executive officer and shall: |
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| | | A.__Initiate and present major policy programs to the board | | and supervise their implementation; |
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| | | B.__With the cooperation of the executive director, prepare | | and present meeting agendas and budget updates as necessary; |
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| | | 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; |
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| | | D.__Work with local, state, federal, international and | | private entities to ensure completion of the commission's | | goals; |
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| | | E.__Act as legislative and congressional liaison for the | | commission; and |
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| | | F.__Actively develop public understanding and support for | | commission policy and initiatives. |
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| | | Sec. H-4. 12 MRSA §§9902-B and 9902-C, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 401, | | Pt. BB, §12, are amended to read: |
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| | | §9902-B. Offices; meetings |
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| | | The commission shall have its principal office in the Augusta | | area, but meetings may be held at any time or place within the | State. The commission shall select one member as chair. | | commission chair or a majority of the commission may call | | meetings. A majority of the commission constitutes a quorum to | | transact business. The commission shall meet at least quarterly | to receive reports from the executive director, | | section 9902-C and the commission chair to |
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