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(1) As used in this section, "advisory committee" means the Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant Advisory Committee created in Subsection (2).
(2) There is created in the division the Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant Advisory Committee, composed of the following 14 members:
(a) five members representing state or federal government as follows:
(i) the director;
(ii) the director of the Division of State Parks created in Section 79-4-201 or the director's designee;
(iii) the director of the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, or the director's designee;
(iv) one member representing the Bureau of Land Management, appointed by the executive director; and
(v) one member representing the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program, appointed by the executive director;
(b) nine members representing local government, the private sector, or the public that are knowledgeable about outdoor recreation activities or tourism-based economic development, appointed by the executive director as follows:
(i) one member representing municipal government, recommended by the Utah League of Cities and Towns;
(ii) one member representing county government, recommended by the Utah Association of Counties;
(iii) two members representing the outdoor industry;
(iv) one member representing the Utah Tourism Industry Association;
(v) one member representing the hotel and lodging industry;
(vi) one member representing the health care industry;
(vii) one member representing multi-ability groups or programs; and
(viii) one member representing a university outdoor recreation, parks, or tourism department; and
(c) one of the members appointed under Subsection (2)(b)(i) or (ii) shall represent rural interests.
(3) The advisory committee shall advise and make recommendations to:
(a) the outdoor recreation office regarding the Outdoor Recreational Infrastructure Grant Program, created in Section 63N-9-202;
(b) the division regarding grants issued under Part 2, Recreation Restoration Infrastructure Grant Program; and
(c) the division regarding the administration of the fund created in Section 79-8-304.
(4)
(a) Except as required by Subsection (4)(b), as terms of appointed advisory committee members expire, the executive director shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (4)(a), the executive director shall, at the time of appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of appointed advisory committee members are staggered so that approximately half of the appointed advisory committee members are appointed every two years.
(5) The director shall serve as chair of the advisory committee.
(6) The advisory committee shall elect annually a vice chair from the advisory committee's members.
(7) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the executive director shall appoint the replacement for the unexpired term.
(8) A majority of the advisory committee constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting advisory committee business and the action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the advisory committee.
(9) The division shall provide administrative staff support for the advisory committee.
(10) A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member's service, but a member appointed under Subsection (2)(b) may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:
(a) Section 63A-3-106;
(b) Section 63A-3-107; and
(c) rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(11) The advisory committee, as a governmental entity, has all the rights, privileges, and immunities of a governmental entity of the state and the advisory committee meetings are subject to Title 52, Chapter 4, Open and Public Meetings Act.