Section 9-306 - Membership. - Maryland Statutes

§ 9-306. Membership.
 

(a)  Composition; appointment of members.-  

(1) The Board consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor. 

(2) Of the Board members: 

(i) 1 shall be appointed from a list of at least 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland; 

(ii) 1 shall be appointed from a list of at least 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the President of The Johns Hopkins University; and 

(iii) 7 shall be representatives of institutions of higher learning, private industry, or agencies of government or other public bodies that normally are not associated with water pollution control activities. 

(b)  Qualifications.- Each member shall be an individual who has scientific or technical expertise. 

(c)  Tenure; vacancies.-  

(1) The term of a member is 5 years. 

(2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1982. The terms of those members end as follows: 

(i) 2 in 1983; 

(ii) 1 in 1984; 

(iii) 2 in 1985; 

(iv) 2 in 1986; and 

(v) 2 in 1987. 

(3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 

(4) If a member who was appointed from a list required by subsection (a) of this section dies, resigns, or otherwise ceases to be a member, a successor shall be appointed from a list submitted to the Governor in the manner required by subsection (a) of this section. 

(5) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 

(6) A member may be appointed to successive terms. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 718; 1982, ch. 240, § 2; 1988, ch. 246, § 2; 1997, ch. 114, § 1.]