There is an Air Quality Control Advisory Council in the Department.

The Council consists of not more than 15 members appointed by the Secretary. Of the Council members: 1 shall be appointed from a list of 3 qualified individuals who are professional engineers licensed in this State, submitted to the Secretary by the Baltimore section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; 1 shall be appointed from a list of 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Secretary by the Maryland section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers; 2 shall be individuals who are employed in a manufacturing or public utility business in this State, each appointed from a separate list of 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Secretary by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce; 1 shall be a physician; 1 shall be a member of the Regional Planning Council who is recommended to the Secretary by the Regional Planning Council; 1 shall be appointed from a list of 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Secretary by the Maryland Association of Counties; 4 shall be appointed, 1 from each list, from lists of 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Secretary by: The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Council of Governments of Metropolitan Washington; The President of the Johns Hopkins University; The President of the Maryland State–D.C. AFL–CIO; and The Chancellor of the University System of Maryland; 2 shall be public members who represent the community at large; and 1 shall be a member of the Children’s Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council who has expertise in pediatric environmental health. In making appointments to the Council, the Secretary shall: Consider giving appropriate representation to the various geographical areas of this State; and Appoint at least 1 member who is engaged actively in farming and knowledgeable in farm and rural pollutant problems. The term of a member is 5 years. The terms of the members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Council on July 1, 1986. The member who represents the Regional Planning Council serves only so long as the member remains on the Regional Planning Council. At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies. 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.

From among the Council members, the Secretary shall appoint a chairman and a vice chairman.

The Secretary of the Environment shall appoint a secretary of the Council. The secretary of the Council need not be a member of the Council.

The Council shall meet at the times and places that the Secretary of the Environment or the chairman determines. Each member of the Council and the secretary of the Council: May not receive compensation; but Are entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.

Before the Department adopts any rule or regulation under this title, the Department shall submit the proposed rule or regulation to the Council for advice. Within 30 days after receiving a proposed rule or regulation from the Department, the Council shall give the Department its advice on the proposal by recommending: Adoption; Rejection; or Modification.