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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="2-1302" title_number="2" title_name="Ambient Air Quality Control" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Maryland Commission on Climate Change">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Commission’s membership shall consist of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>One member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Comptroller, or the Comptroller’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Secretary of the Environment, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>The Secretary of Natural Resources, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>The Secretary of Planning, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>The State Superintendent of Schools, or the State Superintendent’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>The Secretary of Transportation, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>The Secretary of General Services, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>The Secretary of Emergency Management, or the Secretary’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>The Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, or the Director’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>The People’s Counsel, or the People’s Counsel’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>The President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, or the President’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>The Chair of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays, or the Chair’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="16">
      <text>The Chair of the Public Service Commission, or the Chair’s designee;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="17">
      <text>One member appointed by the Farm Bureau representing the agriculture community;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="18">
      <text>One member appointed by the Maryland Association of Counties and one member appointed by the Maryland Municipal League to represent local governments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="19">
      <text>One member appointed by the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates to represent the business community;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="20">
      <text>One member appointed by the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates to represent environmental nonprofit organizations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="21">
      <text>One member appointed by the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House to represent organized labor, one of whom shall represent the building or construction trades and one of whom shall represent the manufacturing industry;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="22">
      <text>One member appointed by the President of the Senate and one member appointed by the Speaker of the House to represent philanthropic organizations;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="23">
      <text>One climate change expert appointed by the Governor representing a university located in Maryland; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="24">
      <text>One public health expert appointed by the Governor representing a university located in Maryland.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The Secretary of the Environment or the Secretary’s designee shall chair the Commission.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the term of  an appointed member  is 2 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Delegates shall stagger the terms of the initial appointed members.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the remainder of that term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Governor may remove an appointed member for incompetence, misconduct, or failure to perform the duties of the position.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A member of the Commission may not receive compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
  </level>
</section>
