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- § 460nnn-51. Establishment of advisory council
- § 460nnn-52. Advisory role in management activities
- § 460nnn-53. Science committee
§ 460nnn–51. Establishment of advisory council
(a) Establishment
(b) Members
The advisory council shall consist of 12 voting members, to be appointed by the Secretary, as follows:
(1) A private landowner in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, appointed from nominees submitted by the county court for Harney County, Oregon.
(2) Two persons who are grazing permittees on Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, appointed from nominees submitted by the county court for Harney County, Oregon.
(3) A person interested in fish and recreational fishing in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, appointed from nominees submitted by the Governor of Oregon.
(4) A member of the Burns Paiute Tribe, appointed from nominees submitted by the Burns Paiute Tribe.
(5) Two persons who are recognized environmental representatives, one of whom shall represent the State as a whole, and one of whom is from the local area, appointed from nominees submitted by the Governor of Oregon.
(6) A person who participates in what is commonly called dispersed recreation, such as hiking, camping, nature viewing, nature photography, bird watching, horse back riding, or trail walking, appointed from nominees submitted by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(7) A person who is a recreational permit holder or is a representative of a commercial recreation operation in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, appointed from nominees submitted jointly by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau of Land Management and the county court for Harney County, Oregon.
(8) A person who participates in what is commonly called mechanized or consumptive recreation, such as hunting, fishing, off-road driving, hang gliding, or parasailing, appointed from nominees submitted by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(9) A person with expertise and interest in wild horse management on Steens Mountain, appointed from nominees submitted by the Oregon State Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
(10) A person who has no financial interest in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area to represent statewide interests, appointed from nominees submitted by the Governor of Oregon.
(c) Consultation
(d)1
1 So in original. Two subsecs. (d) have been enacted.
Terms(1) Staggered terms
(2) Reappointment
(3) Vacancy
(d)1 Chairperson and procedures
(e) Service without compensation
(f) Administrative support
(g) State liaison
(h) Applicable law
(Pub. L. 106–399, title I, § 131, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1664; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(96), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4316.)
§ 460nnn–52. Advisory role in management activities
(a) Management recommendations
The advisory committee 1
1 So in original. Probably should be “advisory council”.
shall utilize sound science, existing plans for the management of Federal lands included in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area, and other tools to formulate recommendations for the Secretary regarding—(1) new and unique approaches to the management of lands within the boundaries of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area; and
(2) cooperative programs and incentives for seamless landscape management that meets human needs and maintains and improves the ecological and economic integrity of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area.
(b) Preparation of management plan
(c) Submission of recommendations
(Pub. L. 106–399, title I, § 132, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1665.)
§ 460nnn–53. Science committee
The Secretary shall appoint, as needed or at the request of the advisory council, a team of respected, knowledgeable, and diverse scientists to provide advice on questions relating to the management of the Cooperative Management and Protection Area to the Secretary and the advisory council. The Secretary shall seek the advice of the advisory council in making these appointments.
(Pub. L. 106–399, title I, § 133, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1666.)