455B.150 Compliance advisory panel — creation.

A compliance advisory panel is created, pursuant to Tit. V, section 507(e) of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §7661f.

1. Appointment to the compliance advisory panel shall be as follows:

a. Two persons shall be appointed by the governor.

(1) Each person shall represent the general public and have an interest in air quality issues. The person shall not be an owner or represent an owner of a small business stationary source.

(2) The person shall serve for a four-year term and may be reappointed. A term of office shall begin and end as provided in section 69.19.

(3) An appointment shall comply with sections 69.16 and 69.16A. In addition, the appointments shall be geographically balanced.

b. Four persons appointed by the leadership of the general assembly.

(1) The persons, who shall not be members of the general assembly, shall be appointed as follows:

(a) One person by the majority leader of the senate after consultation with the president of the senate, and one person by the minority leader of the senate.

(b) One person by the speaker of the house of representatives after consultation with the majority leader, and one person by the minority leader of the house of representatives.

(2) Each person shall be an owner of a small business stationary source or shall represent an owner of a small business stationary source.

(3) Each person shall serve for a term as provided in section 69.16B and may be reappointed.

c. The director or the director’s designee who shall serve for a term of four years.

2. A vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the original appointing authority in the manner of the original appointment.

3. The members are entitled to receive a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 for each day spent in performance of duties of members, and shall be reimbursed for all actual necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties as members. Per diem and expenses shall be paid from moneys deposited in the air contaminant source fund created pursuant to section 455B.133B.

4. The compliance advisory panel shall elect a chairperson and may elect a vice chairperson or other officers from among its members as provided by its rules. The panel shall meet on a regular basis, but at least once each six months, and at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request to the chairperson of three or more members.

5. The department shall staff the compliance advisory panel and provide the panel with space to conduct its meetings, clerical assistance, and necessary supplies and equipment.

93 Acts, ch 137, §7; 2008 Acts, ch 1105, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 106, §13, 14

Referred to in §455B.151