PUBLIC LAW 101-593—NOV. 16, 1990 104 STAT. 2965 "(A) 3 members shall be appointed by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including 1 member who shall be a Sea Grant Program Director from a State within such region, who shall serve as chairman of the board; "(B) 2 members shall be appointed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and "(C) 6 members shall be appointed by Governors of States located within the region. "(2) QuAUFiCATiONS.—Each individual appointed as a memlDer of a Board shall possess expertise, pertinent to the region concerned, in scientific research, coastal zone management, fishery management, water quality management. State and local government, or any other area which is directly relevant to the functions of the Board. A majority of the members of each Board shall be trained in a field of marine or aquatic science and shall be currently engaged in research or research administration. "(3) TERMS. —Each appointed member of a Board shall serve for a term of 4 years. "(4) VACANCIES. — In the event of a vacancy, a replacement member shall be appointed in the same manner and in accordance with the same requirements as the member being replaced and shall serve the remainder of the term of the replaced member. "(5) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.—Each appointed member of a Board may be paid actual travel expenses, and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses when away from the member's usual place of residence, in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, when engaged in the actual performance of Board duties. "(c) FUNCTIONS.—Each Board shall, in accordance with the provisions of this title— "(1) develop and submit to the Administrators of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency a marine research plan, including periodic amendments thereto, that meets the requirements of section 404; "(2) provide a forum for coordinating research among research institutions and agencies; "(3) provide for review and comment on research plans by affected users and interests, such as the commercial and recreational fishing industries, other marine industries. State and local government entities, and environmental organizations; "(4) ensure that the highest quality of research projects will be conducted to carry out the comprehensive plan; and "(5) prepare, for submission to Congress, a periodic report on Reports, the marine environmental research issues and activities within the region in accordance with section 406 of this title. "(d) POWERS. — Each Board shall be authorized to— "(1) cooperate with Federal agencies, with States and with local government entities, interstate and regional agencies, other public agencies and authorities, nonprofit institutions, laboratories, and organizations, or other appropriate persons, in the preparation and support of marine research in the region; "(2) enter into contracts, cooperative agreements or grants to State and local governmental entities, other public agencies or
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