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104 STAT. 4498 PUBLIC LAW 101-628—NOV. 28, 1990 (A) One member shall be appointed by the Secretary from the Fish and Wildlife Service. (B) Two members shall be appointed by the Secretary from a list of candidates supplied to the Secretary by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (C) One member shall be appointed by the Secretary from a list of candidates supplied to the Secretary by the Sudbury Valley Trustees. (D) One member shall be appointed by the Secretary from a list of candidates supplied to the Secretary by the Organization for the Assabet River. (E) One member each shall be appointed by the Secretary from lists of candidates supplied to the Secretary by the Board of Selectmen or equivalent local governing body of each of the eight towns located within the area covered by the study. (2) The members of the Committee shall elect a chairman, vice chairman, and recording secretary from the membership at the first official meeting of the Committee. Official minutes shall be kept of each regular and special meeting of the Committee and shall be open for public inspection. (3) Any vacancy on the Committee shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Vacancies in the membership of the Committee shall not affect its power to function if there remain sufficient members to constitute a quorum under paragraph (4) of this subsection. (4) A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for all meetings. (5) The Committee shall advise the Secretary in conducting the study and concerning management alternatives should some or all of the river segments studied be included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. (6) Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed by the Secretary for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members of the Committee. (7) The Committee may accept and utilize the services of voluntary, uncompensated personnel. (8) The Committee shall terminate upon the submission to the President, pursuant to section 4 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, of the report with respect to the river segments covered by the study. Appropriation SEC. 705. AUTHORIZATION. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. TITLE VIII—PRIVATE RELIEF PROVISIONS Leroy W. SEC. 801. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, includ- Shebal. ing but not limited to section 8 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1279) or any provision of the public land laws of the United States, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this title referred to as the "Secretary") shall survey and convey all right, title.