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114 STAT. 1054 PUBLIC LAW 106-299—OCT. 13, 2000 (c) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.— Other interested parties may be added to the Committee by request to the Secretary and unanimous consent of the existing members. (d) APPOINTMENT,—Representatives and alternates to the Committee shall be appointed as follows: (1) State agency representatives, by the head of the agency. (2) Coimty representatives, by the Boards of County Commissioners, (3) Water msinagement district, by the Governing Board. (4) Department of the Interior representative, by the Southeast Regional Director, National Park Service. (5) East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, by Governing Board. (6) Other organizations, by the Southeast Regional Director, National Park Service. (e) ROLE OF COMMITTEE. — The Committee shall assist in the development of the comprehensive management plan for the Wekiva River system and provide advice to the Secretary in carrying out the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this Act. The Committee shall have an advisory role only, it will not have regulatory or land acquisition authority. (f) VOTING AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURES.— Each member agency, agency division, or organization referred to in subsection (b) shall have one vote and provide one member and one alternate. Committee decisions and actions will be made with consent of three-fourths of all voting members. Additional necessary Committee procedures shall be developed as part of the comprehensive management plan. 16 USC 1274 SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act and paragraph (161) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), as added by this Act. Approved October 13, 2000. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2773 (S. 2352): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-739 (Comm. on Resources). SENATE REPORTS: No. 106-316 accompanying S. 2352 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): July 24, considered and passed House. Oct. 3, considered and passed Senate.