5. The Main Street New Jersey Advisory Board is established for the purposes of providing guidance and advocacy in formulating policy and assisting with the long-term planning and administration of the “Main Street New Jersey” program. The Main Street New Jersey Advisory Board shall consist of 23 members. Sixteen members shall serve in a voluntary capacity, to be appointed through a process to be determined by the commissioner and shall include a representative of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Each voluntary member shall have a demonstrated commitment to the goals of the “Main Street New Jersey” program. The voluntary members shall represent all geographic regions of the State.

The remaining seven advisory board members shall serve ex officio and shall be a representative of the Historic Preservation Program in the Department of Environmental Protection, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, a representative of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to be designated by the executive director, a representative of the Neighborhood Preservation Program in the Department of Community Affairs, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Community Affairs, a representative of the Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, to be appointed by the executive director of that agency, a representative of the New Jersey Commerce Commission, to be appointed by the Executive Director of that commission, a representative of the Department of Transportation, to be appointed by the Commissioner of Transportation, and a representative of the Office of State Planning, to be appointed by the Director of the Office of State Planning.

The terms of the voluntary members so appointed, after the initial appointments, shall be three years, and each member may be reappointed. The terms of initial appointments of the voluntary members shall be staggered so that the terms of 1/3 of the advisory board’s voluntary members shall expire annually. The advisory board members who are not State employees shall be entitled to reimbursement of their expenses incurred in connection with their duties on the advisory board.

L.2001, c.238, s.5; amended 2005, c.284; 2007, c.253, s.39.