1. (a) The powers and duties of the Chesapeake Bay Trust shall rest in and be exercised by a board of 19 trustees.

2. (b) The Board of Trustees shall consist of:

   1. (1) The President of the Senate, ex officio;
   2. (2) The Speaker of the House, ex officio;
   3. (3) The Secretaries of Agriculture, the Environment, and Natural Resources, ex officio, or their designees; and

   4. (4) 14 individuals appointed by the Governor as follows:

      1. (i) 8 shall represent the interests of local government, education, environmental conservation, and the general public; and
      2. (ii) 6 shall represent the business community.
3. (c) The Governor shall consider geographical balance in making appointments to the Board of Trustees.

4. (d) Except for the ex officio members or their designees:

   1. (1) The term of a member is 4 years;
   2. (2) The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1985;
   3. (3) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies;
   4. (4) A member who is appointed after a term is begun serves for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies; and
   5. (5) A member may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms.

Added as Natural Resources § 8-1903 by Acts 1985, c. 789. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 3; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1989, c. 328. Renumbered as Natural Resources § 8-1904 by Acts 2010, c. 275, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 276, § 1, eff. July 1, 2010. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 10, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014.