2000 Minnesota Statutes

     3.884 Legislative commission on Minnesota-Ontario 
  matters. 

    Subdivision 1.    Establishment.  A legislative advisory 
 commission on Minnesota-Ontario matters is established.  The 
 commission is made up of 12 Minnesota members appointed as 
 provided in subdivision 2, with the intent of meeting with a 
 like commission of Ontario citizens appointed as provided by the 
 appropriate government authority of Ontario for the purpose of 
 making recommendations regarding Minnesota-Ontario issues of 
 mutual interest involving natural resources, transportation, 
 economic development, and social matters.  A report and 
 appropriate recommendations must be made annually to the 
 appointing bodies. 

    Subd. 2.    Minnesota appointees.  Six of the Minnesota 
 members must be appointed by the speaker of the house, three 
 from among the members of the house of representatives and three 
 from Minnesota citizens with interest in and knowledge of 
 Minnesota-Ontario issues; and six members appointed by the 
 subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and 
 administration of the senate, three from among the members of 
 the senate and three from Minnesota citizens with an interest in 
 and knowledge of Minnesota-Ontario issues.  The most senior 
 house member shall convene the first meeting of the commission. 

    Subd. 3.    Terms.  Minnesota legislative members shall 
 serve for the term of the legislative office to which they were 
 elected.  The terms, compensation, and removal of the 
 nonlegislative members of the commission shall be as provided in 
 section 15.059.  Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, 
 the commission shall continue to exist. 

    Subd. 4.    Officers.  (a) There must be cochairs of the 
 commission.  The Ontario section must have a chair and the 
 Minnesota section must have a chair.  The Ontario chair must 
 conduct meetings held in Canada and the Minnesota chair must 
 conduct meetings held in the United States. 

    (b) There must be vice-chairs of the respective sections.  
 There must be elected one secretary from the commission at large.

    (c) Officers shall be elected by the respective contingent. 

    (d) The Minnesota chair shall alternate every two years 
 between house and senate appointees. 

    Subd. 5.    Staff.  The commission may hire the staff 
 necessary to carry out its duties. 

    HIST: 2000 c 484 art 2 s 1 

*   NOTE:  This section, as added by Laws 2000, chapter 484, 
*article 2, section 1, is effective the day after a like 
*commission is authorized by the appropriate authority of the 
*government of Ontario.  Laws 2000, chapter 484, article 2, 
*section 3.