Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 5A-402 - Maryland Advisory Committee on Historic Agricultural Structure Preservation(a) There is a Maryland Advisory Committee on Historic Agricultural Structure Preservation.(b)(1) The Committee consists of 10 members.(2) The ex officio members are: (i) the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary's designee;(ii) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's designee;(iii) the Secretary of Planning, or the Secretary's designee;(iv) the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust; and(v) the Director of the Maryland Cooperative Extension.(3) The Governor shall appoint the other five members, of whom: (i) one shall be from a list of at least two nominees representing the Maryland State Grange;(ii) one shall be from a list of at least two nominees representing the Maryland Farm Bureau;(iii) two shall be individuals actively engaged in agriculture; and(iv) one shall be a member of the Maryland Environmental Trust.(c) The Secretary of Planning serves as chair.(d) The term of an appointed member is 4 years.(e) A member of the Committee:(1) may not receive compensation as a member; but(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.