(1) In addition to the members appointed under ORS § 468A.215, the Oregon Climate Action Commission includes the following nonvoting members:

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(a) The Director of the State Department of Energy;

(b) The Director of Transportation;

(c) The chairperson of the Public Utility Commission of Oregon;

(d) The Director of the Department of Environmental Quality;

(e) The Director of Agriculture;

(f) The State Forester;

(g) The Water Resources Director;

(h) The Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development;

(i) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority;

(j) The Director of the Oregon Business Development Department;

(k) The Director of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services;

(L) The Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services;

(m) The State Fish and Wildlife Director;

(n) The Director of the Housing and Community Services Department;

(o) The executive director of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board; and

(p) Three additional nonvoting members, each from a state agency or an academic institution.

(2) The following representatives of the Legislative Assembly also shall serve as nonvoting members:

(a) Two members of the Senate, not from the same political party, appointed by the President of the Senate; and

(b) Two members of the House of Representatives, not from the same political party, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(3) Each legislative member serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may serve so long as the member remains in the chamber of the Legislative Assembly from which the member was appointed.

(4) Notwithstanding ORS § 171.072, members of the commission who are members of the Legislative Assembly are not entitled to mileage expenses or a per diem and serve as volunteers on the commission. [2007 c.907 § 5; 2011 c.272 § 12; 2023 c.442 § 41]

See note under 468A.200.