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Board Characteristics: Fifteen members appointed by the Commissioner of Environment and Conservation for four-year terms. Includes one representative each from the recycling industry, development districts, a statewide organization of business interests, the waste management industry, a statewide organization for environmental concerns, agriculture, the Tennessee Environmental Council and the tire industry; three public members representing the three grand divisions of the state, and two county and two municipal representatives. One county representative and one municipal representative must represent the four most populous counties and municipalities, to be nominated by the Tennessee County Services Association and the Tennessee Municipal League, respectively. These two appointments shall alternate among the four most populous counties and municipalities, so that these shall not be replaced with an official from the same county or municipality and so that all four counties and municipalities have been represented. Also, the county official and the municipal official shall not be from the same county at the time of their selection. At least one member of the committee must be female. (S of S ID 4016)

Commissioned under T.C.A. 68-211-841

The statute authorizing this board expires: June 30, 2008