Sec. 14. (a) The President Benjamin Harrison conservation trust project committee is established.
(b) The project committee consists of the following twenty-one (21) members:
(1) The director of the division of fish and wildlife.
(2) The director of the division of forestry.
(3) The director of the division of nature preserves.
(4) The director of the division of state parks.
(5) The director of the division of outdoor recreation.
(6) The chief executive officer of the Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation established by IC 4-37-2-1.
(7) The chairperson of the board of directors of the natural resources foundation.
(8) Ten (10) individuals appointed by the governor. The governor shall appoint individuals so that all the following are satisfied:
(A) The individuals must be residents of Indiana.
(B) The individuals must have a demonstrated interest or experience in:
(i) conservation of natural resources; or
(ii) management of public property.
(C) There must be two (2) committee members from each of the following regions of Indiana:
(i) Northwest.
(ii) Northeast.
(iii) Southwest.
(iv) Southeast.
(v) Central.
(9) The following four (4) nonvoting members:
(A) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(B) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(C) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(D) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
(c) The individuals appointed by the governor under subsection (b)(8) must represent one (1) or more of the following:
(1) The environmentalist community.
(2) The land trust community.
(3) Organized hunting and fishing groups.
(4) The forest products community.
(5) The parks and recreation community.
Each group and community listed in subdivisions (1) through (5) must be represented on the project committee.
[Pre-1995 Recodification Citations: 14-3-20-16(a); 14-3-20-17(a); 14-3-20-17(b).]
As added by P.L.1-1995, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.170-2002, SEC.92; P.L.167-2011, SEC.15; P.L.172-2016, SEC.16.