ECL 7-0101 · Article 7. Council of Environmental Advisers
Council of environmental advisors; creation; membership; qualifications
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§ 7-0101. Council of environmental advisors; creation; membership; qualifications.
There is hereby continued in the Executive Department a council to be known as the Council of Environmental Advisers, to provide special counsel to the Governor on environmental policy matters affecting the state. The council shall consist of seven members who shall be private citizens, representative of a broad range of interests and disciplines related to the quality of our environment and responsive to the full range of needs and concerns of our present and future generations. The Governor shall appoint the members by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and designate one from among the members to serve as chairman of the council.
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