Ex officio nonvoting members.

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(a) The Director of the State Department of Energy;

(b) The Director of Transportation;

(c) The chairperson of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon;

(d) The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality;

(e) The Director of Agriculture;

(f) The State Forester;

(g) The Water Resources Director; and

(h) Three additional ex officio nonvoting members, each from a state agency or an academic institution.

(2) The following representatives of the Legislative Assembly also shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members:

(a) Two members of the Senate, not from the same political party, appointed by the President of the Senate; and

(b) Two members of the House of Representatives, not from the same political party, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(3) Each legislative member serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may serve so long as the member remains in the chamber of the Legislative Assembly from which the member was appointed.

(4) Notwithstanding ORS 171.072, members of the commission who are members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to mileage expenses or a per diem and serve as volunteers on the commission. [2007 c.907 §5; 2011 c.272 §12]

Note: See note under 468A.200.


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