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12 2 STA T .3906PUBLIC LA W 110 – 3 4 3 —O CT. 3 , 200 8‘ ‘ (6)maker e co mme nd a ti on s tot h e S ecretar y concerned f or any a p propriate chan g esorad ju stments to the projects b eing monitored by the resource ad v isory committee . ‘‘(c) AP P OINTME NT BY T H ESE CR ET A RY. — ‘‘( 1 ) APPOINTMENT AN D TERM.— ‘‘(A) I N G ENERA L .— T he Secretary concerned , sha l l appoint the members of resource advisory committees for a term of 4 years beginning on the date of appointment. ‘‘( B ) R EAPPOINTMENT.—The Secretary concerned may reappoint members to subse q uent 4 - year terms. ‘‘( 2 )BA S IC RE QU IREMENTS.—The Secretary concerned shall ensure that each resource advisory committee established meets the requirements of subsection (d). ‘‘( 3 ) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.— N ot later than 1 80 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall make initial appointments to the resource advisory committees. ‘‘(4) V ACANCIES.—The Secretary concerned shall make appointments to fill vacancies on any resource advisory com- mittee as soon as practicable after the vacancy has occurred. ‘‘( 5 ) C OMPENSATION.— M embers of the resource advisory committees shall not receive any compensation. ‘‘(d) COMPOSITION O F AD V ISORY COMMITTEE.— ‘‘(1) NUMBER.— E ach resource advisory committee shall be comprised of 15 members. ‘‘(2) COMMUNITY INTERESTS REPRESENTED.—Committee members shall be representative of the interests of the follo w ing 3 categories

‘‘(A) 5 persons that— ‘‘(i) represent organi z ed labor or non-timber forest product harvester groups

‘‘(ii) represent developed outdoor recreation, off highway vehicle users, or commercial recreation activi- ties; ‘‘(iii) represent— ‘‘(I) energy and mineral development interests; or ‘‘(II) commercial or recreational fishing interests; ‘‘(iv) represent the commercial timber industry; or ‘‘(v) hold F ederal grazing or other land use permits, or represent nonindustrial private forest land owners, within the area for which the committee is organized. ‘‘(B) 5 persons that represent— ‘‘(i) nationally recognized environmental organiza- tions; ‘‘(ii) regionally or locally recognized environmental organizations; ‘‘(iii) dispersed recreational activities; ‘‘(iv) archaeological and historical interests; or ‘‘(v) nationally or regionally recognized wild horse and burro interest groups, wildlife or hunting organiza- tions, or watershed associations. ‘‘(C) 5 persons that— ‘‘(i) hold State elected office (or a designee); ‘‘(ii) hold county or local elected office; Deadlin e .