2.__Terms.__Members of the advisory council serve for 3 years, except that initially the members appointed under subsection 1, paragraphs A, B and C shall draw lots for 2-year or 3-year terms.__ Members continue serving until a successor is duly appointed and qualified.__A member may not serve more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms.__When a vacancy__occurs, the commissioner shall fill the vacancy by appointing a member from the same category as the member who vacated the advisory council and that member continues to serve for the remainder of the term.__An employee of the department may not serve as a member of the advisory council prior to the expiration of one year from the employee's last day of employment with the department.__A Legislator may not serve as a member of the advisory council.

3.__Compensation.__Advisory council members are entitled to reasonable expenses as provided in Title 5, chapter 379, as approved by the director.

4.__Duties.__The advisory council shall provide to the director advice and information on the management of the ATV Recreational Management Fund, including, but not limited to:

A.__The annual establishment of reimbursement rates for ATV club trail grants, municipal ATV trail grants and capital equipment grants; and

B.__Expenditures that are over $30,000 for ATV activities pursuant to section 1893 and are not part of the regular grant program.

5.__Chair; vice-chair.__The advisory council shall, during its meeting in August, elect one of its appointed members as chair and one of its appointed members as vice-chair for one-year terms.

6.__Meetings.__The advisory council shall hold meetings in August and February.__The advisory council may also meet at other times at the call of the chair or the director or the director's designee.

7.__Public meetings; public comment.__All meetings of the advisory council are open to the public and must be held in a location that is convenient for public access.__Public comment must be accepted at meetings of the advisory council.__Comments may be restricted to subjects before the advisory council at the meeting and consistent with any applicable requirements and limitations of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.