1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state agencies; changing the membership of 
  1.3             the environmental quality board; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1996, section 116C.03, subdivision 2. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 116C.03, 
  1.7   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 2.  [MEMBERSHIP.] The members of the board are the 
  1.9   director of the office of strategic and long-range planning, the 
  1.10  commissioner of public service, the commissioner of the 
  1.11  pollution control agency, the commissioner of natural resources, 
  1.12  the director of the office of environmental assistance, the 
  1.13  commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner of health, the 
  1.14  commissioner of trade and economic development, the commissioner 
  1.15  of transportation, the chair of the board of water and soil 
  1.16  resources, and a representative of the governor's office 
  1.17  designated by the governor.  The governor shall appoint five 
  1.18  members from the general public to the board, subject to the 
  1.19  advice and consent of the senate.  At least two of the five 
  1.20  public members must have knowledge of and be conversant in water 
  1.21  management issues in the state.  Notwithstanding the provisions 
  1.22  of section 15.06, subdivision 6, members of the board may not 
  1.23  delegate their powers and responsibilities as board members to 
  1.24  any other person.