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§ 5A-402. Maryland Advisory Committee on Historic Agricultural Structure Preservation

MD State Fin & Pro Code § 5A-402 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    There is a Maryland Advisory Committee on Historic Agricultural Structure Preservation.

(b)    (1)    The Committee consists of 10 members.

(2)    The ex officio members are:

(i)    the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary’s designee;

(ii)    the Secretary of Business and Economic Development, or the Secretary’s designee;

(iii)    the Secretary of Planning, or the Secretary’s designee;

(iv)    the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust; and

(v)    the Director of the Maryland Cooperative Extension.

(3)    The Governor shall appoint the other five members, of whom:

(i)    one shall be from a list of at least two nominees representing the Maryland State Grange;

(ii)    one shall be from a list of at least two nominees representing the Maryland Farm Bureau;

(iii)    two shall be individuals actively engaged in agriculture; and

(iv)    one shall be a member of the Maryland Environmental Trust.

(c)    The Secretary of Planning serves as chair.

(d)    The term of an appointed member is 4 years.

(e)    A member of the Committee:

(1)    may not receive compensation as a member; but

(2)    is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

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