1. (a) There is hereby created the Minerals Resource Management Committee which shall consist of three members serving ex officio as follows:

   The State Geologist, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Director of Finance.

2. (b) The chairmanship of the committee shall rotate annually, each member serving in such capacity every third year beginning with the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, followed by the Director of Finance and the State Geologist.

(Acts 1973, No. 1291, p. 2203, §1.)