Ala. Code § 41-9-510
There is hereby created and established a committee to be known as the State Capitol Advisory Committee. Such committee shall be composed of eight members, including two ex officio members, who shall be the Director of the Technical Staff of the Building Commission and the Director of the Department of Archives and History, one member shall be appointed by the Mobile Historic Development Commission, one shall be appointed by the Montgomery Historic Development Commission, and one member shall be appointed by the Huntsville Historic Preservation Commission. The Governor shall appoint three members from the state at large to serve for terms of two, three and four years respectively. Such members shall reside in divergent areas of the state and in some other area other than those areas in which the other appointed members reside. The three members representative of the historical commissions in the Cities of Mobile, Montgomery and Huntsville shall draw lots to determine which of such members shall serve for terms of two, three or four years. Thereafter all appointed members of the committee shall serve for terms of four years each, and the ex officio members shall serve throughout their terms of office. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation for their services and without reimbursement for expenses incurred.
Ala. Code § 41-9-510 (1975)