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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-20B-07" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="20B" subtitle_name="Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>There is a Strategic Energy Investment Advisory Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Board shall review the Program and the Administration’s proposed uses of and expenditures from the Fund and make recommendations to the Administration concerning any proposed use or expenditure.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Administration shall consider the Board’s recommendations when making decisions about uses and expenditures from the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Board consists of the following members:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>one member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>one member of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the following members appointed by the Governor:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>two representatives of Maryland residential customers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a representative of Maryland commercial customers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a representative of large electricity users in the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>a representative of an electric company;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a representative of an electric cooperative;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>a representative of electricity suppliers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>a representative of a Maryland environmental group; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>a representative of a renewable electricity industry; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the following nonvoting ex officio members:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the Chairman of the Public Service Commission or the Chairman’s designee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the People’s Counsel or the designee of the People’s Counsel; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the Secretary of the Environment or the Secretary’s designee.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If a regulated lobbyist is appointed to serve as a member of the Board, the lobbyist:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is not subject to § 5–504(d) of the General Provisions Article with respect to that service; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is not subject to § 5–704(f)(3) of the General Provisions Article as a result of that service.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Governor shall appoint the chair of the Board from among its voting members.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The term of a member appointed by the Governor is 3 years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The terms of the members appointed by the Governor are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on June 1, 2008.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>The Board shall meet at least 2 times each year.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>In addition, the Board may meet at the discretion of the chair of the Board or the request of the Director of the Administration.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Board may act only by the affirmative vote of at least six voting members.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>A member of the Board:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>may not receive compensation as a member of the Board; but</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Administration shall provide staff support for the Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
