1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; adding legislative members to the Capitol Area 
1.3 	Architectural and Planning Board; authorizing the appointment of alternate 
1.4 	legislative members of the board to attend and vote at board meetings in 
1.5 	the member's absence;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15B.03, 
1.6 	subdivision 1.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 15B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.9 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Capitol Area Architectural and Planning 
1.10 	Board, called the board or the CAAPB in this chapter, has ten 12 members.
1.11 	(b) The lieutenant governor is a member.
1.12 	(c) The governor must appoint four members.
1.13 	(d) The mayor of St. Paul must appoint three members with the advice and consent 
1.14 	of the city council. One of the mayor's appointees must be a resident of the planning 
1.15 	council district that includes the Capitol Area.
1.16 	(e) The speaker of the house must appoint a membertwo members of the house of 
1.17 	representatives and the president of the senate must appoint a senator two senators.
1.18 	(f) Each appointee must qualify by taking the oath of office.
1.19 	(g) During a legislative session, the appointing authority for each legislative member 
1.20 	may appoint an alternate member of the legislature to attend meetings of the board in the 
1.21 	absence of the legislative member. An alternate attending under this paragraph may vote 
1.22 	on all matters before the board at the meeting.