Section 13394.6 Of Chapter 5.6. Bay Protection And Toxic Cleanup From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 5.6.
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. (a) The state board shall establish an advisory committee
to assist in the implementation of this chapter. The members of the
advisory committee shall be appointed by the state board to represent
all of the following interests:
(1) Trade associations whose members are businesses that use the
bay, estuaries, and coastal waters of the state as a resource in
their business activities.
(2) Dischargers required to pay fees pursuant to Section 13396.5.
(3) Environmental, public interest, public health, and wildlife
conservation organizations.
(b) The members of the advisory committee shall select a member as
the chairperson of the committee. The chairperson shall convene
meetings of the committee every three months in any calendar year.
The members of the advisory committee shall serve without
compensation.
(c) The advisory committee shall have access to all information
and documents, except for internal communications, that are prepared
to implement this chapter and may provide the state board with its
views on how that information should be interpreted and used.