§ 5A-402. Maryland Advisory Committee on Historic Agricultural Structure Preservation

   (a) Established. -- There is a Maryland Advisory Committee on Historic Agricultural Structure Preservation.

(b) Membership. --

   (1) The Committee consists of 10 members.

   (2) The ex officio members are:

      (i) the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary's designee;

      (ii) the Secretary of Business and Economic Development, or the Secretary's designee;

      (iii) the Secretary of Planning, or the Secretary's designee;

      (iv) the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust; and

      (v) the Director of the Maryland Cooperative Extension.

   (3) The Governor shall appoint the other five members, of whom:

      (i) one shall be from a list of at least two nominees representing the Maryland State Grange;

      (ii) one shall be from a list of at least two nominees representing the Maryland Farm Bureau;

      (iii) two shall be individuals actively engaged in agriculture; and

      (iv) one shall be a member of the Maryland Environmental Trust.

(c) Chair. -- The Secretary of Planning serves as chair.

(d) Term. -- The term of an appointed member is 4 years.

(e) Compensation; reimbursement. -- A member of the Committee:

   (1) may not receive compensation as a member; but

   (2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

HISTORY: 2006, ch. 187.