There is hereby created the Legislative Advisory Board on Alternate Method of Cost Recovery on Base Load Generation for the purpose of advising the Public Service Commission in the performance of its duties and to require the commission to make a written report to the advisory board every six (6) months regarding any activities pertaining to base load generation. The advisory board shall be composed of the following:
Members of the advisory board shall receive per diem and expenses which shall be paid from the contingent expense funds of their respective houses in the same amounts as provided for committee meetings when the Legislature is not in session; however, no per diem and expenses for attending meetings of the advisory board shall be paid to legislative members while the Legislature is in session.
Miss. Code § 77-3-109