Section 23.1-01-02 - Environmental review advisory council - Members, powers, and duties1. The environmental review advisory council is established to advise the department of environmental quality in carrying out its duties. The council consists of the director of the department of water resources, state geologist, and director of the game and fish department, who serve as ex officio members, and ten members appointed by the governor. The director of the department of environmental quality or the director's designee shall serve as the executive secretary for the council. The appointed members must be:a. A representative of county or municipal government;b. A representative of manufacturing or agricultural processing;c. A representative of the solid fuels industry;d. A representative of the liquid and gas fuels industry;e. A representative of crop agriculture;f. A representative of the waste management industry;g. A representative with an agronomy or soil sciences degree;h. A representative of the thermal electric generators industry;i. A representative of the environmental sciences; and j. A representative of the livestock industry.2. Each appointive member of the council shall serve a four-year term. The governor may fill any vacancy in the membership of the council, and may remove an appointed member of the council for cause. The council members shall select a chairman from among the council members.3. Council members must be reimbursed by the department of environmental quality for necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.4. The council shall hold at least two meetings per year and any other meetings deemed necessary by the chairman or a majority of the council.5. The council shall: a. Review and make recommendations to the department of environmental quality regarding rules and standards relating to environmental quality and the duties of the department. The department may not take final action on any rule or standard without first consulting the council.b. Consider any other matter related to the purposes of this title and chapters 61-28, 61-28.1, and 61-28.2 the council deems appropriate and make any recommendation on its own initiative to the department of environmental quality concerning the administration of this title and chapters 61-28, 61-28.1, and 61-28.2.Amended by S.L. 2021, ch. 488 (HB 1353),§ 6, eff. 8/1/2021.Added by S.L. 2017, ch. 199 (SB 2327),§ 16, eff. 4/29/2019.