Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore, be it

Sec. 1. Commission established. Resolved: That the Commission to Study the Cost of Providing Certain Services in the Unorganized Territories, referred to in this resolve as "the commission," is established; and be it further

Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That the commission consists of 17 members appointed as follows:

1. The following members appointed by the President of the Senate:

A. Two members of the Senate, at least one of whom is a member of either the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources and at least one of whom is a member of the political party with the 2nd highest number of members of the Senate;

B. A representative of county government from a county that includes areas within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission; and

C. Two owners of land in the unorganized territories, one of whom owns less than 500 acres and one of whom owns more than 100,000 acres.

2. The following members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives:

A. Four members of the House of Representatives, at least one of whom is a member of either the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry or the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources and at least 2 of whom are members of the political party with the 2nd highest number of members of the House of Representatives;

B. A representative of county government from a county that includes areas within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Regulation Commission; and