§41-6A-8. Advisory council created; membership; officers; meetings; compensation; term.

(a) There is hereby created and established the Energy Advisory Council. For the purposes of this chapter the term "council" means the "Energy Advisory Council." The council shall be composed of the following:

(1) Two members of the state Senate designated by the President of the Senate;

(2) Two members of the state House of Representatives designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

(3) Four representatives from state institutions of higher learning designated by the Governor, provided, however, that no two representatives shall be from the same institution, and provided, further, that one representative shall be from an historically black institution;

(4) Three representatives of the citizens of the state, one designated by the Governor, one by the President of the Senate and one by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

All other members will be appointed by the Governor from nominations submitted as follows:

(5) One representative of the Oil and Gas Board designated by the board;

(6) One representative of the Public Service Commission designated by the commission;

(7) One representative of the natural gas industry, designated by the Governor;

(8) One representative of the petroleum industry, designated by the Governor;

(9) One representative from the private investor-owned electric utility industry and one representative from the rural electric cooperatives;

(10) One representative of the coal industry, designated by the Governor;

(11) One representative of agriculture to be designated by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and one representative of private, nonindustrial forestry to be designated by the Alabama Forestry Commission;

(12) One representative of the manufacturing industry, designated by the Associated Industries of Alabama;

(13) One representative of city government to be designated by the Alabama League of Municipalities;

(14) One representative of county government to be designated by the Association of County Commissioners of Alabama;

(15) One representative of registered professional engineers nominated by the Joint Engineers Council of Alabama, Inc.;

(16) One representative of the Alabama Homebuilders Association to be nominated by the association;

(17) One representative from an Alabama technical college which offers a coal mine technology program; and

(18) One representative of the State Department of Education.

(b) The advisory committee shall set up such subcommittees as it deems necessary.

(c) The director of the department shall serve ex officio as secretary to the council. The council shall meet as soon as practicable after May 19, 1980, and shall choose from among its members a chairman and a vice-chairman. The council shall meet at least twice annually, at the call of the chairman, or when at least seven members of the council officially and in writing request the secretary of the council to call a meeting.

(d) Members of the council shall serve without compensation.

(e) Members of the council shall serve at the pleasure of the official responsible for designating them members, but in no case shall the term of any member exceed four years unless such member is redesignated in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.

(Acts 1980, No. 80-449, p. 696, §8.)