a. There is established in the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife a New Jersey Migratory Waterfowl Advisory Committee. The committee shall comprise nine members as follows: two members of the Fish and Game Council to be appointed by its chairman; one representative of the Natural Areas Council; one representative of Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; one representative of the New Jersey Waterfowlers Association; one representative of the Nature Conservancy; one representative from the New Jersey Audubon Society; one representative of the New Jersey Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs; and one public member appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection. A chairman shall be elected from the membership of the committee. Members shall serve for terms of three years, without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their official duties.

b. The committee shall advise the Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife with respect to the creation, design, administration, sale, distribution, and other matters related to the New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp, and the reproduction, replica, or other utilization of its design. The committee shall also submit written recommendations to the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection with respect to the utilization of revenues in the New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp Account, including the advisability of allocating a percentage of the proceeds therefrom to particular qualified nonprofit organizations in North America for utilization in their waterfowl habitat programs that provide direct benefits that can be clearly demonstrated to New Jersey’s waterfowl preservation and protection efforts.

L.1983, c. 504, s. 7, eff. Jan. 17, 1984.