Section text and notes
Establishment; termination
There is hereby established an Indiana Dunes National Park Advisory Commission. Said Commission shall terminate on .
Membership; appointment; term of office; recommendation or designation of appointees
The Commission shall be composed of thirteen members, each appointed for a term of two years by the Secretary, as follows: (1) one member who is a year-round resident of Porter County to be appointed from recommendations made by the commissioners of such county; (2) one member who is a year-round resident of the town of Beverly Shores to be appointed from the recommendations made by the board of trustees of such town; (3) one member who is a year-round resident of the towns of Porter, Dune Acres, Pines, Chesterton, Ogden Dunes, or the village of Tremont, such member to be appointed from recommendations made by the boards of trustees or the trustee of the affected town or township; (4) two members who are year-round residents of the city of Michigan City to be appointed from recommendations made by such city; (5) two members to be appointed from recommendations made by the Governor of the State of Indiana; (6) one member to be designated by the Secretary; (7) two members who are year-round residents of the city of Gary to be appointed from recommendations made by the mayor of such city; (8) one member to be appointed from recommendations made by a regional planning agency established under the authority of the laws of the State of Indiana and composed of representatives of local and county governments in northwestern Indiana; (9) one member who is a year-round resident of the city of Portage to be appointed from recommendations made by the mayor of such city; and (10) one member who holds a reservation of use and occupancy and is a year-round resident within the Park to be designated by the Secretary.
Chairman; vacancies
The Secretary shall designate one member to be Chairman. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Compensation and expenses; vouchers
A member of the Commission shall serve without compensation as such. The Secretary is authorized to pay the expense reasonably incurred by the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities under this subchapter on vouchers signed by the Chairman.
Consultation of Secretary with Commission
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Disposal of industrial solid wastes; identification of acceptable areas
The Advisory Commission is authorized to assist with the identification of economically and environmentally acceptable areas, outside of the boundaries of the Park, for the handling and disposal of industrial solid wastes produced by the coal-fired powerplant in Porter County, Indiana, section 21, township 37 north, range 6 west.
Pub. L. 89–761, § 780 Stat. 1311 Pub. L. 94–549, § 1(5)90 Stat. 2530 Pub. L. 96–612, § 1(8)94 Stat. 3576 Pub. L. 116–6, div. E, title I, § 115(a)(1)133 Stat. 232 (, formerly § 8, , ; renumbered § 7 and amended , (6), (9), , , 2533; , (9), , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 460u–4 of this titlePub. L. 94–549, § 1(9)90 Stat. 2533 , referred to in subsec. (e), was repealed by , , .
Prior Provisions
section 7 of Pub. L. 89–761section 460u–6 of this titleA prior was renumbered section 6 and is classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 116–6, § 115(a)(1)(A)2019—Subsec. (a). , substituted “National Park” for “National Lakeshore”.
Pub. L. 116–6, § 115(a)(1)(B)Subsec. (b). , substituted “Park” for “lakeshore”.
Pub. L. 116–6, § 115(a)(1)(A)Subsec. (e). , substituted “National Park” for “National Lakeshore”.
Pub. L. 116–6, § 115(a)(1)(B)Subsec. (f). , substituted “Park” for “lakeshore”.
Pub. L. 96–612, § 1(8)1980—Subsec. (a). , substituted “on ” for “ten years after the date of establishment of the national lakeshore pursuant to this subchapter”.
Pub. L. 96–612, § 1(9)Subsec. (b). , substituted “thirteen members” for “eleven members” in provisions preceding cl. (1) and “two members who are year-round residents” for “one member who is a year-round resident” in cls. (4) and (7).
Pub. L. 94–549, § 1(5)1976—Subsec. (b). , substituted “eleven members” for “seven members” in provision preceding cl. (1), struck out “Portage” after “Dunes Acres” in cl. (3), and added cls. (7) to (10).
Pub. L. 94–549, § 1(6)Subsec. (f). , added subsec. (f).