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JOINT STUDY ORDERS
Second Regular Session of the 119th

S.P. 1090

JOINT STUDY ORDER ESTABLISHING THE TASK FORCE TO STUDY GROWTH MANAGEMENT

     ORDERED, the House concurring, that the Task Force to Study Growth Management is established as follows.

     1. Task force established. The Task Force to Study Growth Management, referred to in this order as the "task force," is established.

     2. Appointments. The task force consists of 14 members appointed as follows:

The Director of the State Planning Office or the director's designee, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or the commissioner's designee, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development or the commissioner's designee and the Commissioner of Conservation or the commissioner's designee serve as nonvoting members.

     3. Chairs; appointments; convening of task force. The Senate member is the Senate chair and the first named House member is the House chair. All appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this order. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative Council upon making their appointments. The chairs of the task force shall call and convene the first meeting of the task force within 30 days of the date the last member is appointed. The task force may hold up to 6 meetings.

     4. Duties. The duties of the task force are as follows.

     5. Report. The task force shall complete its work by November 1, 2000 and submit its report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters. The task force may submit a bill implementing its recommendations for consideration by the First Regular Session of the 120th Legislature. If the task force requires an extension of time to make its report, it may apply to the Legislative Council, which may grant the extension.

     6. Compensation. Members of the task force who are Legislators are entitled to receive the legislative per diem and reimbursement of necessary expenses for their attendance at authorized meetings of the task force. Public members not otherwise compensated by their employers or other entities whom they represent are entitled to receive reimbursement of necessary expenses for their attendance at authorized meetings of the task force.

     7. Staff. Upon approval of the Legislative Council, the Office of Policy and Legal Analysis shall provide necessary staffing services to the task force.

     8. Budget. The cochairs of the task force, with assistance from the task force staff, shall administer the task force's budget. Within 10 days after its first meeting, the task force shall present a work plan and proposed budget to the Legislative Council for approval. The task force may not incur expenses that would result in the task force exceeding its approved budget.

Passed by the Senate April 27, 2000 and the House of Representatives April 28, 2000.

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