§ 15-10-402 - Arkansas board members. - Arkansas Statutes

15-10-402. Arkansas board members.

(a) The three (3) Arkansas members on the Southern States Energy Board shall be selected as follows:

(1) The Governor shall be ex officio a member of the board, or the Governor, at his or her discretion, may name some other resident elector of this state to serve on the board in his or her place, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor;

(2) (A) At each regular session of the General Assembly, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall name one (1) member thereof to serve on the board.

(B) This member shall serve until the convening of the next regular session of the General Assembly or until his or her successor is appointed; and

(3) (A) At each regular session of the General Assembly, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall name one (1) member of the Senate to serve on the board.

(B) This member shall serve until the convening of the next regular session of the General Assembly or until his or her successor is appointed.

(b) Vacancies on the board shall be filled in the manner provided herein for the initial appointment.

(c) (1) Legislative members of the board shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses for meals, lodging, travel, and related expenses for attending board meetings, with these expenses to be paid from funds available to their respective houses of the General Assembly.

(2) (A) The Governor or the member of the board appointed to serve in the place of the Governor shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in attending board meetings.

(B) These expenses shall be payable from funds available for the support of the Governor's office or from funds available to a state agency if the member appointed to serve on the board in the place of the Governor is an official or employee of a state agency.