Sec. 706. Advisory committee
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The Secretaries shall establish an advisory committee for the Monument, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretaries with respect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan required by section 703(g). To the maximum extent practicable, the advisory committee shall include the following members, to be appointed by the Secretaries: A representative with expertise in natural science and research selected from a regional institution of higher education or research.
A representative of the Department of Defense. A representative of the California Natural Resources Agency. A representative of each of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California. A representative of each of the cities of Banning, Desert Hot Springs and Yucca Valley, California. A representative of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians. A representative of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. A representative of the Friends of Big Morongo Preserve. A representative of The Wildlands Conservancy.
A representative of the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy. A representative of the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association. A representative of the Morongo Valley Community Services District. A representative of organizations relating to each of the following recreational activities: Off-highway vehicles. Hunting. Rockhounding. A representative of the Southern California Edison Company. A representative of the Metropolitan Water District. A representative of Banning Heights Mutual Water Company.
A representative of the Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep. A representative of the Bighorn Sheep Preservation Group. In appointing members under subsection (b), the Secretaries shall appoint 1 primary member and 1 alternate member who meets the qualifications described in each of those paragraphs. A vacancy on the advisory committee with respect to a primary member shall be filled by the applicable alternate member. The Secretaries shall appoint a new alternate member in the event of a vacancy with respect to an alternate member of the advisory committee.
The term of all members of the advisory committee shall terminate on the termination of the advisory committee under subsection (g). The Secretaries may establish a new advisory committee on the termination of the advisory committee under subsection
(g)to provide ongoing recommendations on the management of the Monument. A quorum of the advisory committee shall consist of a majority of the primary members. The advisory committee shall select a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the primary members of the advisory committee. The chairperson and vice chairperson selected under paragraph
(1)shall establish any rules and procedures for the advisory committee that the chairperson and vice chairperson determine to be necessary or desirable. Members of the advisory committee shall serve without pay. The advisory committee shall cease to exist on— the date on which the management plan is officially adopted by the Secretaries; or such later date as the Secretaries may specify.