§ 4-23-5.5-2 — Creation; membership; vacancies; advisory members; staff

Indiana § 4-23-5.5-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 23: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
• Ch. 5.5: Indiana Recycling Market Development Board

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(a) The Indiana recycling market development
board is created and constitutes a public instrumentality of the state.
The exercise by the board of the powers conferred by this chapter is an
essential governmental function.
(b) The board consists of nine (9) members, one (1) of whom shall
be the lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee and
eight (8) of whom shall be appointed by the governor for four (4) year
terms. The governor's appointees shall be chosen from among
representatives of:
(1) the waste management industry;
(2) the recycling industry;
(3) Indiana universities and colleges with expertise in recycling
research and development;
(4) industrial and commercial consumers of recycled feedstock;
(5) environmental groups; and
(6) private citizens with a special interest in recycling.
No more than four (4) appointed members shall be of the same political
party.
(c) A vacancy in the office of an appointed member, other than by
expiration, shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment for
the remainder of the term of that retiring member. Appointed members
may be removed by the governor for cause.
(d) The board shall have seven (7) ex officio advisory members as
follows:
(1) The governor.
(2) The director of the department of natural resources.
(3) The commissioner of the department of environmental
management.
(4) Two (2) members from the house of representatives of
opposite political parties appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives for two (2) year terms that expire June 30 of each
odd-numbered year.
(5) Two (2) members from the senate of opposite political parties
appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate for two (2)
year terms that expire June 30 of each odd-numbered year.
(e) The division shall serve as the staff of the board.
(f) An ex officio advisory member identified in subsection (d) may,
in writing, designate a representative to serve in an advisory capacity
when the ex officio member is unable to attend a board meeting.
(g) The terms of the members of the board appointed by the
governor under subsection (b) expire as follows:
(1) For four (4) of the members, as determined by the governor,
December 31, 2025, and every fourth year thereafter.
(2) For four (4) of the members, as determined by the governor,
December 31, 2027, and every fourth year thereafter.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.20, SEC.1. Amended by Acts 1981,
P.L.24, SEC.6; P.L.143-1985, SEC.180; P.L.10-1990, SEC.4;
P.L.27-1993, SEC.8; P.L.1-2006, SEC.79; P.L.204-2007, SEC.4;
P.L.200-2017, SEC.1; P.L.42-2024, SEC.38.