The Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council shall consist of eleven (11) voting members, as follows:

1. (1) The Secretary of the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism;
2. (2) The Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage;
3. (3) The Chair of the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission or his or her designee;
4. (4) The Chair of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission or his or her designee;
5. (5) The Commissioner of State Lands;
6. (6) A resident elector of the State of Arkansas as a public member, to be appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of recreation groups, conservation groups, or other groups interested in the wise use, preservation, and conservation of Arkansas’s natural or cultural resources, with the appointment to be made by the Governor, insofar as possible, from names recommended to the Governor by groups representative of such organizations, with the member representing urban areas;
7. (7) A resident elector of the State of Arkansas as a public member representing rural areas, to be appointed by the Governor, who is a representative of recreation groups, conservation groups, or other groups interested in the wise use, preservation, and conservation of Arkansas’s natural or cultural resources, with the appointment to be made by the Governor from a list of names submitted to the Governor by the Arkansas Forestry Association;
8. (8) One (1) member to represent Arkansas cities and towns, to be named by the Governor from a list of three (3) names recommended to the Governor by the Arkansas Municipal League;
9. (9) One (1) member to represent Arkansas counties, to be appointed by the Governor from a list of three (3) names submitted to the Governor by the County Judges Association of Arkansas;
10. (10) A member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
11. (11) A member to be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.