(a) General rule.--The powers of the authority shall be exercised by a governing body having full authority to manage the properties and business of the authority and to prescribe, amend and repeal bylaws, rules and regulations governing the manner in which the business of the authority may be conducted and the powers given to the authority may be exercised. All bylaws, rules and regulations and amendments of the bylaws, rules and regulations shall be filed with the secretary of the authority.
(b) Appointments.--The members of the board of the authority shall be appointed as follows:
(1) The Governor shall appoint three members, not all of whom are members of the same political party and at least one of whom has experience and expertise in convention and tourism promotion programs.
(2) The President pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint a member.
(3) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint a member.
(4) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint a member.
(5) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall appoint a member.
(6) The governing body of the central county shall appoint a member to represent that county.
(7) The governing body of each other participating county shall appoint a member to represent that county.
(8) The mayor of the central city shall appoint a member to represent that city.
(c) Members.--
(1) The number of members of the board appointed under subsection (b)(4), (5), (6) and (7) shall be increased to two if the number of participating counties is greater than five.
(2) The persons appointing members of the board under subsection (b)(4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) shall consult with each other to ensure:
(i) If there is more than one participating county, that not more than a majority of the members of the board appointed under subsection (b)(4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) are residents of any one participating county.
(ii) That the board is reflective, to the extent feasible, of the cultural, racial, ethnic and gender demographic proportions of the participating counties.
(d) Appointment lists.--The governing body of each participating county shall only appoint individuals from lists of three or more names submitted by the members of the General Assembly who represent any portion of that county. In developing the lists, the members of the General Assembly shall solicit nominations from public and private economic development agencies within the county and may solicit nominations from other sources. The individuals appointed must have the unanimous approval of all of the members of the governing body in office at the time.
(e) Term.--
(1) The term of office of a member of the board appointed:
(i) under subsection (b)(1), (2) and (3) shall be four years; and
(ii) under subsection (b)(4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) shall be five years.
(2) The term of office of a member shall begin on the date of appointment. Members may hold office until successors have been appointed and qualified or until death or resignation.
(3) An individual may not serve more than two consecutive full terms on the board.
(4) An individual appointed to the board when a vacancy occurs during the term of office of a member of the board shall serve for the remainder of the term. A vacancy in the office of a member appointed under subsection (b)(4), (5), (6) and (7) shall be filled for the balance of the term by appointment made by the individual who at the time is the ranking member in the same chamber of the General Assembly and of the same political party as the individual who appointed the vacating member.
(f) Officers.--The Governor shall select one of the initial members of the board as the interim chair of the authority and shall, within 10 days of the effective date of the establishment of the authority, set a date, time and place for the initial organizational meeting of the board. The members shall elect a chair, vice chair, secretary, treasurer and other officers. A member may not hold more than one office of the board at any time. Members may serve successive terms as officers of the board.
(g) Meetings.--The board shall meet as frequently as it deems appropriate, but at least once a month during the first year that the authority is in existence and thereafter at least once during each quarter of its fiscal year. In addition, a meeting of the board shall be called by the chair if a request for a meeting is submitted to the chair by at least two members of the board. A majority of the members of the board in office shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business of the board and for all other purposes. The acts of a majority of the members of the board taken at a meeting of the board at which a quorum is present shall be the acts of the board, except that, for the purposes of making decisions regarding personnel matters, contracts and capital and operating budgets, the affirmative vote of at least six members of the board shall be required.
(h) Advisory members.--There shall be nonvoting advisory members of the board with the right to attend and be heard at every meeting of the board who shall be appointed as follows:
(1) An advisory member shall be appointed by each of the following:
(i) The convention and visitors bureau.
(ii) The principal tenant of the baseball park.
(iii) The principal tenant of the football stadium.
(iv) The private nonprofit corporation with the largest membership supporting the development of the entire cultural district.
(v) The private nonprofit corporation with the largest membership supporting the development, preservation and expansion of African-American culture and history in southwestern Pennsylvania.
(vi) The labor organization representing the largest number of members of the building trades.
(2) In addition to the six advisory members appointed under paragraph (1), the authority may appoint one or more additional advisory members.