3.__Staff assistance.__The department shall provide staff assistance as necessary.

4.__Duties.__The board shall advise the commissioner regarding implementation of sections 10909, 12952, 12953 and this section and any related rules and shall assist in the development and conduct of examinations.

5.__Quorum.__Three members of the board constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

6.__Compensation.__All members of the board except state employees, are entitled to receive compensation as provided in Title 5, chapter 379.

§10156. Advisory Board for the Licensing of Whitewater Guides

1.__Members.__The Advisory Board for the Licensing of Whitewater Guides, referred to in this section as the "board" and established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 23-B, consists of the following 10 members:

A.__The commissioner or an employee of the department who is the commissioner's designee;

B.__One warden or retired warden of the department, appointed by the commissioner; and

C.__Eight persons representing the public who are licensed whitewater guides, appointed by the Governor for staggered terms of 3 years.__In making appointments under this paragraph, the Governor shall ensure that those appointments establish and maintain a wide diversity of whitewater guide experience on the State's rapidly flowing rivers.__The Governor may not appoint a person who holds a commercial whitewater outfitter's license.__At least 5 persons appointed under this paragraph must have expertise in whitewater rafting on both the Kennebec River and the West Branch of the Penobscot River, including the cribworks.

2.__Compensation.__Members who are not employed by the department are entitled to compensation as provided in Title 5, chapter 379.