2001 Minnesota Statutes

     84B.11 Citizens council on Voyageurs National Park. 

    Subdivision 1.  (a) The governor shall appoint, except for 
 the legislative members, a citizens council on Voyageurs 
 National Park, consisting of 17 members as follows: 

    Four residents of Koochiching county; 

    Four residents of St. Louis county; 

    Five residents of the state at large from outside 
 Koochiching and St. Louis counties; 

    Two members of the state senate to be appointed by the 
 committee on committees; 

    Two members of the state house of representatives to be 
 appointed by the speaker of the house. 

    (b) The governor shall designate one of the appointees to 
 serve as chair and the committee may elect such other officers 
 as it deems necessary.  Members shall be appointed so as to 
 represent differing viewpoints and interest groups on the 
 facilities included in and around the park.  Legislative members 
 shall serve for the term of the legislative office to which they 
 were elected.  The terms, compensation and removal of 
 nonlegislative members of the council shall be as provided in 
 section 15.059.  Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, 
 the council shall continue to exist.  

    (c) The executive committee of the council consists of the 
 legislative members and the chair.  The executive committee 
 shall act on matters of personnel, out-of-state trips by members 
 of the council, and nonroutine monetary issues. 

    Subd. 2.  The committee shall conduct meetings and research 
 into all matters related to the establishment and operation of 
 Voyageurs National Park, and shall make such recommendations to 
 the United States National Park Service and other federal and 
 state agencies concerned, regarding operation of the park as the 
 committee deems advisable.  A copy of each recommendation shall 
 be filed with the legislative reference library.  Subject to the 
 availability of legislative appropriation or other funding 
 therefor, the committee may employ staff and may contract for 
 consulting services relating to matters within its authority. 

    Subd. 3.  Such money as may be appropriated to provide the 
 payments as prescribed by this section shall be appropriated to 
 the commissioner of administration. 

    Subd. 4. Repealed, 1989 c 343 s 7 

    HIST: 1975 c 235 s 1; 1976 c 149 s 17; 1979 c 337 s 12; 1983 c 
 260 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 358 s 20; 1988 c 629 s 15; 1988 c 
 684 art 1 s 12; 1993 c 172 s 33; 1995 c 220 s 65