159A.4 - ADVISORY COMMITTEE. - Iowa Statutes

159A.4 ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 1. A renewable fuels and coproducts advisory committee is established within the department. 2. The committee shall include the following voting members: a. The following department representatives: (1) The secretary, or a person designated by the secretary, representing the department of agriculture and land stewardship, who shall be the chairperson of the committee. (2) The director of the Iowa department of economic development, or a person designated by the director, representing the Iowa department of economic development. (3) The director of the state department of transportation, or a person designated by the director, representing the state department of transportation. (4) The director of the office of energy independence, or a person designated by the director, representing the office of energy independence. b. The following persons, who shall be appointed by the governor from lists of candidates provided by the organizations represented: (1) A person representing retail dealers as defined in section 214A.1 who shall be actively engaged in the business of selling motor fuel on a retail basis. (2) A person representing refiners of petroleum products who shall be actively engaged in the business of refining petroleum into motor fuel for the purpose of sale within the state. (3) A person representing an organization serving livestock producers in this state. (4) A person representing the Iowa corn growers association. (5) A person representing the Iowa soybean association. (6) A person actively engaged in farming, as defined in section 9H.1. (7) A person representing the renewable fuels industry in this state. c. Members appointed by the governor shall be confirmed by the senate, pursuant to section 2.32, and shall serve three-year terms beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. However, the governor shall appoint initial members to serve for less than three years to ensure members serve staggered terms. 3. The committee shall also include four ex officio nonvoting members who shall be legislative members. The legislative members are two state senators, one appointed by the president of the senate, after consultation with the majority leader of the senate, and one appointed by the minority leader of the senate, after consultation with the president of the senate, from their respective parties; and two state representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, after consultation with the majority leader of the house of representatives, and one appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, from their respective parties. 4. A member is eligible for reappointment. A vacancy on the committee shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the regular term in the same manner as regular appointments are made. A vacancy in the membership of the committee does not impair the ability of the committee to carry out committee duties. 5. The committee shall meet on a regular basis and at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request to the chairperson of two or more voting members. 6. Five voting members constitute a quorum and the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting members present is necessary for any substantive action to be taken by the committee. The majority shall not include any member who has a conflict of interest and a statement by a member that the member has a conflict of interest is conclusive for this purpose. 7. The members other than those enumerated in subsection 2, paragraph "a", are entitled to receive compensation as provided in section 7E.6. 8. The committee shall be staffed by the agricultural marketing division of the department. The coordinator shall serve as secretary to the committee.          Section History: Recent Form 91 Acts, ch 254, § 9; 92 Acts, ch 1013, § 1--3; 94 Acts, ch 1119, §14--17; 2006 Acts, ch 1142, §83; 2009 Acts, ch 108, §9, 10, 41; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §67 Referred to in § 159A.2, 159A.7, 214A.1, 422.11N