Section 62-36-113 - Advisory committee for geology(a) The commissioner may establish an advisory committee for geology composed of seven (7) members.(b) In making appointments to the committee, the commissioner shall strive to ensure that the committee includes at least one (1) female, at least one (1) member of a racial minority and at least one (1) person who is at least sixty (60) years of age. The commissioner may also strive to ensure that the geologist members are from each of the following professional groupings: environmental, mineral and fuel exploration and development, geologic hazards and geologic research.(c) The committee shall be administratively attached to the department's division of regulatory boards.(d) Committee members shall receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual travel and other expenses incurred in attending each meeting and in performing any other duties provided for in this chapter. All reimbursement for expenses shall be in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the commissioner of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.(e) The committee shall assist the commissioner with the promulgation of rules for the implementation of the requirements of this chapter. Acts 2007, ch. 495, § 14.