(1) There is hereby created a passenger tramway safety board of six appointive members and one member designated by the United States forest service. The appointive members shall be appointed by the governor from persons representing the following interests: Two members to represent the industry or area operators; two members to represent the public at large; one member who is a licensed professional engineer not employed by a ski area or related industry; and one member familiar with or experienced in the tramway industry who may represent the passenger tramway manufacturing or design industry or an area operator. No person shall be so appointed or designated except those who, by reason of knowledge or experience, shall be deemed to be qualified. The knowledge or experience shall be either from active and relevant involvement in the design, manufacture, or operation of passenger tramways or as a result of extensive and relevant involvement in related activities. The governor, in making appointments, shall consider recommendations made to him or her by the membership of the particular interest from which the appointments are to be made.
Each of the appointed members shall be appointed for a term of four years and until asuccessor is appointed and qualified, and no board member shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. A former board member may be reappointed to the board after having vacated the board for one four-year term. Vacancies on the board, for either an unexpired term or for a new term, shall be filled through prompt appointment by the governor. The member of the board designated by the United States forest service shall serve for such period as the federal agency shall determine and shall serve without compensation or reimbursement of expenses.
The governor may remove any member of the board for misconduct, incompetence,or neglect of duty.
Board members appointed by the governor shall have been residents of this state forat least three years.
No member of the board who has any form of conflict of interest or the potentialthereof shall participate in consideration of the deliberations on matters to which the conflict may relate. Conflicts may include, but are not limited to, a member of the board having acted in any consulting relationship or being directly or indirectly involved in the operation of the tramway in question.
A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. When necessary, the board mayconduct business telephonically during a public meeting for purposes of obtaining a quorum, facilitating the participation of members in remote locations, or both.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 979, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-5-703 as it existed prior to 2019.