2-3709. Kansas agricultural remediation board; creation.
2-3709
2-3709. Kansas agricultural remediation board;
creation.
(a) There is hereby created the Kansas agricultural
remediation board.
The board shall
consist of five members appointed by the governor. Of the five members, one
shall be a
representative of agricultural retailers, one shall be a representative of
agricultural producers, one
shall be a representative of agricultural processors, one shall be a
representative of
specialty chemical distributors or retailers and one shall be a representative
of
agricultural and specialty chemical
registrants. Not more than three voting members shall be members of the same
political party. One
representative of the Kansas department of agriculture and one representative
of the Kansas
department of health and environment shall serve as members of the board
ex officio.
(b) (1) Members appointed by the governor shall be subject to
confirmation by the
senate as
provided by K.S.A. 75-4315b, and amendments thereto. Except as provided by
K.S.A. 46-2601, and amendments thereto, no person appointed to the board, whose
appointment is subject
to confirmation shall exercise any power, duty or function as a member of the
board until confirmed
by the senate. Except as provided by this section, the term of office of
each member of the board shall be four
years. The initial
appointments to the board shall be as follows: Two members shall be
appointed for terms of two
years, two members shall be appointed for terms of three years and one member
shall be appointed
for a term of four years. The governor shall designate the term of office for
each member appointed
to the first board. Each member shall serve until a successor is appointed and
confirmed. Whenever
a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board prior to the expiration of a
term of office, the
governor shall appoint a qualified successor to fill the unexpired term.
(2) The terms of members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this
subsection who are serving on the board on the effective date of this act shall
expire on March 15, of the year in which such member's term would have expired
under the provisions of this section prior to amendment by this act.
Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of four years and until their
successors are appointed and confirmed.
(c) The governor shall designate the chairperson and vice-chairperson of the
board from the
members of such board.
(d) Meetings shall be held as determined by the board.
(e) Members of the board attending meetings of the board, or attending a
subcommittee
meeting thereof authorized by the board, shall be paid compensation,
subsistence allowances,
mileage and other expenses as provided in K.S.A. 75-3223, and amendments
thereto.
History: L. 2000, ch. 82, § 9;
L. 2005, ch. 5, § 1; July 1.