Section 41-9-259 Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Appointment and terms of members; duties. - Alabama Statutes

Section 41-9-259

Council on Historic Pilgrimages - Appointment and terms of members; duties.

(a) The individual members of the Council on Historic Pilgrimages who represent the six above described districts shall each be appointed, initially, by the Alabama Historical Commission, and three of the initially appointed members shall serve for terms of one year, with the other three serving for terms of two years each. Subsequent to the initial appointment, future individual members of the council shall be named for terms of two years each, and such future members of the council shall be named by the member historic pilgrimage organizations within the district represented by such council member.

(b) The Council on Historic Pilgrimages shall have the authority to establish such policies as it deems necessary for the carrying out of its purposes and to admit as general nonvoting members of the council such organizations in the State of Alabama engaged in the business of historic pilgrimages as it may, in its discretion, determine.

(c) The council shall have among its duties the duty to work closely with the Alabama Travel Council and the State Bureau of Tourism and Travel, and such organizations shall, themselves, provide assistance and advice to the Council on Historic Pilgrimages.

(Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 67.)