Section 601.216 - Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board(a) There shall be created an Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board. The board shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be chosen by the Governor and shall be residents of this Commonwealth. Three members shall be either petroleum engineers, petroleum geologists or experienced driller representatives of the oil and gas industry with three years of experience in Pennsylvania. One member shall be a mining engineer from the coal industry with three years of experience in Pennsylvania. One member shall be a geologist or petroleum engineer with three years of experience in Pennsylvania, who shall be chosen from a list of three names submitted by the Citizens Advisory Council to the Governor and who shall sit as a representative of the public interest.(b) Board members shall not receive a salary but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.(c) All actions of the board shall be by majority vote. The board shall meet upon the call of the secretary, but not less than semiannually, to carry out its duties under this act. The board shall select a chairman and such other officers as it deems appropriate.(d) The department shall consult with the board in the formulation, drafting and presentation stages of all regulations of a technical nature promulgated under this act. The board shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all regulations of a technical nature prior to submission to the Environmental Quality Board for initial consideration. The written report of the board shall be presented to the Environmental Quality Board with any regulatory proposal. The chairman of the board shall be invited to participate in the presentation of all regulations of a technical nature before the Environmental Quality Board to the extent allowed by procedures of the Environmental Quality Board. Nothing herein shall preclude any member of the board from filing a petition for rulemaking with the Environmental Quality Board in accordance with procedures established by the Environmental Quality Board.1984, Dec. 19, P.L. 1140, No. 223, § 216, effective in 120 days.