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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-306" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Water Pollution Control">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Of the Board members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>1 shall be appointed from a list of at least 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>1 shall be appointed from a list of at least 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the President of The Johns Hopkins University; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>7 shall be representatives of institutions of higher learning, private industry, or agencies of government or other public bodies that normally are not associated with water pollution control activities.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each member shall be an individual who has scientific or technical expertise.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member is 5 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1982. The terms of those members end as follows:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>2 in 1983;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>1 in 1984;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>2 in 1985;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>2 in 1986; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>2 in 1987.</text>
      </level>
    </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>If a member who was appointed from a list required by subsection (a) of this section dies, resigns, or otherwise ceases to be a member, a successor shall be appointed from a list submitted to the Governor in the manner required by subsection (a) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>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.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>A member may be appointed to successive terms.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
