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110 STAT. 3954 PUBLIC LAW 104-324—OCT. 19, 1996 (iv) Nonprofit corporations, educational agencies, and community development organizations. (3) SELECTION OF CONVEYEES AMONG ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— (A) COMMITTEE.— Establishment. (i) IN GENERAL. —T here is hereby established a committee to be known as the Maine Lighthouse Selection Committee (in this paragraph referred to as the "Committee"). (ii) MEMBERSHIP.—The Committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Secretary, in consultation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, as follows: (I) One member, who shall serve as the Chairman of the Committee, shall be appointed from among individuals recommended by the Governor of the State of Maine. (II) One member shall be the State Historic Preservation Officer of the State of Maine, with the consent of that official, or a designee of that official. (III) One member shall be appointed from among individuals recommended by State and local organizations in the State of Maine that are concerned with lighthouse preservation or maritime heritage matters. (IV) One member shall be appointed from among individuals recommended by officials of local governments of the municipalities in which the lighthouses are located. (V) One member shall be appointed from Eimong individuals recommended by the Secretary of the Interior. (iii) APPOINTMENT DEADLINE.— The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Committee not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (iv) MEMBERSHIP TERM.— (I) Members of the Committee shall serve for such terms not longer than 2 years as the Secretary shall provide. The Secretary may stagger the terms of initial members of the Committee in order to ensure continuous activity by the Committee. (II) Any member of the Committee may serve after the expiration of the term of the member until a successor to the member is appointed. A vacancy in the Committee shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (v) VOTING. — The Committee shall act by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Committee. (B) RESPONSIBILITIES.— (i) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall— (I) review the entities identified by the Institute under paragraph (2) as entities eligible for the conveyance of a lighthouse; and