// EFFECTIVE UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2020 PER CHAPTERS 488 AND 489 OF 2010 //
(a) (1) The Commission consists of the following members:
(i) two members of the House Environmental Matters Committee, appointed by the Speaker of the House;
(ii) two members of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, appointed by the President of the Senate;
(iii) as ex officio members:
1. the Secretary of Planning, or the Secretary’s designee;
2. the Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee;
3. the Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee;
4. the Secretary of Housing and Community Development, or the Secretary’s designee;
5. the Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee;
6. the Secretary of Business and Economic Development, or the Secretary’s designee;
7. the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary’s designee;
8. the Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education, or the Superintendent’s designee;
9. the Chair of the Base Realignment and Closure Subcabinet, or the Chair’s designee;
10. the Executive Director of the Rural Maryland Council, or the Executive Director’s designee; and
11. the Director of the University of Maryland’s National Center for Smart Growth, or the Director’s designee;
(iv) four representatives of local government:
1. two designated by the Maryland Municipal League; and
2. two designated by the Maryland Association of Counties;
(v) appointed by the Governor:
1. one representative of the smart growth community;
2. one representative of the environmental community;
3. one representative of the residential building and development community;
4. one representative of the commercial building and development community;
5. one representative of the agricultural community;
6. one representative of a rural community;
7. one representative of a citizen organization that addresses housing;
8. one representative of a citizen organization that addresses transportation;
9. one representative from Western Maryland;
10. one representative from Southern Maryland;
11. three representatives from the Washington metropolitan area;
12. three representatives from the Baltimore metropolitan area; and
13. one representative from the Eastern Shore.
(2) (i) The members representing a region of the State shall have knowledge of smart growth and planning issues.
(ii) Of the three members representing the Washington metropolitan area, one shall represent local or regional government.
(iii) Of the three members representing the Baltimore metropolitan area, one shall represent local or regional government.
(iv) Of the members appointed by the Governor, one shall be an architect that:
1. is licensed to practice in the State; and
2. is a resident of the State.
(b) (1) Except for ex officio members or their designees, the term of a member is 5 years.
(2) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(3) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(c) If the Governor appoints a regulated lobbyist to serve as a member of the Commission, the lobbyist:
(1) is not subject to § 5–504(d) of the General Provisions Article with respect to that service; and
(2) is not subject to § 5–704(f)(3) of the General Provisions Article as a result of that service.
(d) A member of the Commission:
(1) may not receive compensation as a member of the Commission; but
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.