1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; modifying Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
1.3 	Minnesota Resources membership terms; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, 
1.4 	section 116P.05, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116P.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) A  Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
1.8 	Resources of 17 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of  the chairs 
1.9 	of the house of representatives and senate committees on environment and natural 
1.10 	resources finance or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, four members of 
1.11 	the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules 
1.12 	and Administration, and four  members of the house of representatives appointed by the 
1.13 	speaker.
1.14 	At least two members from the senate and  two members from the house of 
1.15 	representatives must be from the minority caucus. Members are entitled to reimbursement 
1.16 	for per diem expenses plus travel expenses incurred in the services of the commission.
1.17 	Seven citizens are members of the commission, five appointed by the governor, one 
1.18 	appointed by the Senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
1.19 	Administration, and one appointed by the speaker of the house. The citizen members 
1.20 	are selected and recommended to the appointing authorities according to subdivision 
1.21 	1a and must:
1.22 	(1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection, 
1.23 	conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, 
1.24 	and other natural resources; 
2.1 	(2) have strong knowledge in the state's environment and natural resource issues 
2.2 	around the state; and
2.3 	(3) have demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.
2.4 	(b) Members shall develop procedures to elect a chair that rotates between legislative 
2.5 	and citizen members. The chair shall preside and convene meetings as often as necessary 
2.6 	to conduct duties prescribed by this chapter.
2.7 	(c) Appointed legislative members shall serve on the commission for two-year 
2.8 	terms, beginning in January of each odd-numbered year and continuing through the 
2.9 	end of December of the next even-numbered year, and citizen members shall serve for 
2.10 	three-year terms. Citizen and legislative members continue to serve until their successors 
2.11 	are appointed.
2.12 	(d) A citizen member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause. 
2.13 	Vacancies occurring on the commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining 
2.14 	members of the commission to carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled for the 
2.15 	remainder of the term in the same manner under paragraph (a).
2.16 	(e) Citizen members shall be initially appointed according to the following schedule 
2.17 	of terms:
2.18 	(1) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
2.19 	January 2010;
2.20 	(2) one member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
2.21 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
2.22 	2010 and one member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 
2.23 	Monday in January 2010;  
2.24 	(3) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
2.25 	January 2009; and 
2.26 	(4) one member appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
2.27 	January 2008.
2.28 	(f) Citizen members are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for expenses 
2.29 	incurred in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
2.30 	(g) The governor's appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the senate.

2.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from June 1, 2006.