§279E-3  Metropolitan Planning
Organization membership.  The MPO shall consist of a policy committee and
appropriate staff.  The MPO policy committee shall consist of thirteen
members.  These members shall include:



(1)  Five members of the legislative body of the
appropriate county;



(2)  Three members of the state senate:



(A)  One of whom shall be chairperson of the
senate committee with primary responsibility for transportation issues.  In the
event there is more than one chairperson of the senate committee with primary
responsibility for transportation issues, the senate president shall identify
the chairperson who shall serve on the MPO policy committee and who shall not
be required to be a resident of the appropriate county; and



(B)  Two of whom shall be residents of the
appropriate county and shall be appointed by the senate president;



(3)  Three members of the state house of
representatives:



(A)  One of whom shall be the chairperson of
the committee of the house of representatives with primary responsibility for
transportation issues; and



(B)  Two of whom shall be residents of the
appropriate county and shall be appointed by the speaker of the house;



(4)  One member who shall be the director of
transportation; and



(5)  One member who shall be the director of the
appropriate county department assigned primary responsibility for
transportation planning.



Each member of the MPO policy committee who is
a member of the state legislature or the legislative body of the county shall
serve for the same term as the term of office for which the member is elected. 
There shall be no remuneration for this service.



Vacancies in the MPO policy committee that
occur shall be filled in the same manner in which the original member was
appointed. [L 1975, c 180, §3; am L 1985, c 194, §1; am L 1986, c 55, §1; am L
1997, c 11, §1]