| A.__The interstate commission shall, by a majority of the  | 
| members, elect annually from among its members a chair and  | 
| a vice-chair, each of whom has such authority and duties  | 
| as may be specified in the bylaws.__The chair or, in the  | 
| chair's absence or disability, the vice-chair shall  | 
| preside at all meetings of the interstate commission.__The  | 
| officers so elected serve without compensation or  | 
| remuneration from the interstate commission, provided  | 
| that, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, the  | 
| officers are reimbursed for any ordinary and necessary  | 
| costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance of  | 
| their duties and responsibilities as officers of the  | 
| interstate commission. |