OAR 635-097-0030: PFA Advisory Committee Purpose and Duties

(1) The purpose and duties of the PFA Advisory Committee are to: (a) Review Department policies regarding the use of moneys deposited in the PFA Grant Program and make recommendations to the Department and Commission regarding the use of the moneys in the Fund, and (b) Solicit and review grant applications under the PFA Grant Program as described in OAR 635-097-0040. (2) The PFA Advisory Committee shall consist of seven voting members and up to five nonvoting members. The composition of the PFA Advisory Committee is as follows: (a) Voting Members: (A) Six voting members are appointed by the Governor, which shall include three members who represent the timber industry, and three members who represent nongovernmental organizations promoting freshwater aquatic habitat conservation. (B) One voting member is appointed by the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee from among themselves. (C) The term of a voting member is four years. Voting members may be reappointed but may not serve more than two full terms. (b) Nonvoting members: The Department shall appoint up to five nonvoting members representing and as recommended by each of the following agencies: (A) The State Department of Forestry, (B) The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, (C) The State Department of Fish and Wildlife, (D) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and (E) The National Marine Fisheries Service. (3) The PFA Advisory Committee shall select officers for such terms and with such duties and powers it considers necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the PFA Advisory Committee. In addition, the members of the PFA Advisory Committee shall choose a temporary officer in the absence of the officers. (4) In undertaking the duties described in section (1) of this rule, the PFA Advisory Committee may solicit and consider project recommendations from other grant programs such as the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund.