15.135

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15.135 Same; attached boards and commissions.

15.135(1)(a)3.

3. A member representing environmental interests, selected from a list of names submitted by environmental organizations.

15.135(4)(b)

(b) Members. The board consists of all of the following members:

15.135(4)(b)1.

1. The secretaries of administration, natural resources, and agriculture, trade and consumer protection or their designees.

15.135(1)

(1) Livestock facility siting review board.

15.135(1)(a)1.

1. A member representing the interests of towns, selected from a list of names submitted by the Wisconsin Towns Association.

15.135(1)(a)2.

2. A member representing the interests of counties, selected from a list of names submitted by the Wisconsin Counties Association.

15.135(1)(a)4.

4. A member representing livestock farming interests, selected from a list of names submitted by statewide agricultural organizations.

15.135(1)(a)5.

5. Three other members.

15.135(4)

(4) Land and water conservation board.

15.135(1)(a)

(a) There is created a livestock facility siting review board which is attached to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under § 15.03. The board consists of the following members:

15.135(1)(b)

(b) The members under para. (a) shall be nominated by the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for 5-year terms.

15.135(4)(am)

(am) Creation. There is created a land and water conservation board which is attached to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under § 15.03.

15.135(4)(b)2.

2. Three members of county land conservation committees designated biennially by the county land conservation committees at their annual meeting in even-numbered years, appointed for 2-year terms.

15.135(4)(b)2m.

2m. One representative appointed for a 2-year term.

15.135(4)(b)3.

3. Four other members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. One of those members shall be a resident of a city with a population of 50,000 or more, one shall represent a governmental unit involved in river management, one shall be a farmer and one shall be a member of a charitable corporation, charitable association or charitable trust, the purpose or powers of which include protecting natural resources, including scenic or open space, and maintaining or enhancing air or water quality.

15.135(4)(c)

(c) Advisory members. The board shall invite:

15.135(4)(c)1.

1. The U.S. secretary of agriculture to appoint a representative of the natural resources conservation service and a representative of the farm service agency to serve as advisory members of the board.

15.135(4)(c)2.

2. The dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the director of the University of Wisconsin-Extension to serve or appoint a person to serve as an advisory member of the board.

15.135(4)(c)3.

3. The staff of the county land conservation committees employed under § 92.09 to designate jointly a person to serve as an advisory member of the board.

15.135(4)(d)

(d) Vacancies. If one or more of the county land conservation committee member positions on the board is vacant, the chairperson may call a special meeting of the committees to fill the vacancies, but vacancies may be filled only if a majority of the committees are represented at the special meeting.