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§ 18-105. State board on temporary nuclear waste repository siting.\n1. There is hereby created the state board on temporary nuclear waste\nrepository siting. The board shall consist of the commissioner of\nenvironmental conservation, the commissioner of health, and three ad hoc\nmembers appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be from the\njudicial district in which the proposed facility is located, one of whom\nshall be upon the recommendation of the temporary president of senate,\nand one of whom shall be upon the recommendation of the speaker of the\nassembly. No person may be so designated who retains or holds any\nofficial relation to or financial interest in an electric utility\ncorporation in the state, or in the applicant or any subsidiary or\nentity affiliated with the appl
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§ 18-105. State board on temporary nuclear waste repository siting.\n1. There is hereby created the state board on temporary nuclear waste\nrepository siting. The board shall consist of the commissioner of\nenvironmental conservation, the commissioner of health, and three ad hoc\nmembers appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be from the\njudicial district in which the proposed facility is located, one of whom\nshall be upon the recommendation of the temporary president of senate,\nand one of whom shall be upon the recommendation of the speaker of the\nassembly. No person may be so designated who retains or holds any\nofficial relation to or financial interest in an electric utility\ncorporation in the state, or in the applicant or any subsidiary or\nentity affiliated with the applicant, nor shall such person have been a\ndirector, officer or employee thereof; provided, however, that prior\nemployment with an agency of the state or federal government shall not\ndisqualify any person from being designated for appointment to the\nboard. Each such designee, unless he holds another state or local\noffice, except the office of notary public, and for which he receives\ncompensation, shall receive the sum of two hundred dollars for each day\nin which he is actually engaged in the performance of his duties herein.\nEvery member shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for the actual\nand necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of such\nduties.\n 2. The commissioner of environmental conservation shall serve as\nchairman. Three of the five persons on the board shall constitute a\nquorum for the transaction of any business on the board, and the\ndecision of three members of the board shall constitute action of the\nboard. The board shall have the power to adopt regulations and establish\nprocedures to be used in acting upon applications filed pursuant to this\narticle.\n 3. The board may employ such hearing examiners and such legal,\ntechnical and other consultants and other personnel as it deems\nnecessary. The board may provide for its own representation and\nappearance in all actions and proceedings involving issues under this\narticle. The department of environmental conservation shall provide such\nmeeting rooms, hearing rooms, and other facilities as the board may\nrequest in the performance of its duties.\n