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Code · U.S. Code · Title 16 - CONSERVATION · CHAPTER 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES · SUBCHAPTER XXXVII— ACADIA NATIONAL PARK · § 103

§ 103. ADVISORY COMMISSION.

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There is hereby established an Acadia National Park Advisory Commission (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’). The Commission shall be composed of 16 members appointed by the Secretary as follows: 3 members at large. 3 members appointed from among individuals recommended by the Governor of Maine. 4 members, appointed from among individuals recommended by each of the four towns on the island of Mount Desert. 3 members appointed from among individuals recommended by each of the three Hancock County mainland communities of Gouldsboro, Winter Harbor, and Trenton. 3 members, appointed from among individuals recommended by each of the three island towns of Cranberry Isles, Swans Island, and Frenchboro.
The terms of the Commission members shall be 3 years except that, for initial appointments under each paragraph, one member shall serve for a term of one year, and one member shall serve for a term of 2 years. The Commission shall elect its own chairman and adopt its own bylaws. Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation as such, except that the Secretary is authorized to pay the expenses reasonably incurred by the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this title.
The Secretary shall consult with the Commission on matters relating to the management and development of the Park, including but not limited to each of the following: The acquisition of lands and interests in lands (including conservation easements on islands). Termination of rights of use and occupancy.
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