§ 1445a.
(b)
Membership
Members of the Advisory Councils may be appointed from among—
(1)
persons employed by Federal or State agencies with expertise in management of natural resources;
(3)
representatives of local user groups, conservation and other public interest organizations, scientific organizations, educational organizations, or others interested in the protection and multiple use management of sanctuary resources.
(e)
Public participation and procedural matters
The following guidelines apply with respect to the conduct of business meetings of an Advisory Council:
(1)
Each meeting shall be open to the public, and interested persons shall be permitted to present oral or written statements on items on the agenda.
(2)
Emergency meetings may be held at the call of the chairman or presiding officer.
(3)
Timely notice of each meeting, including the time, place, and agenda of the meeting, shall be published locally and in the Federal Register, except that in the case of a meeting of an Advisory Council established to provide assistance regarding any individual national marine sanctuary the notice is not required to be published in the Federal Register.
(4)
Minutes of each meeting shall be kept and contain a summary of the attendees and matters discussed.
([Pub. L. 92–532, title III, § 315], as added [Pub. L. 102–587, title II, § 2112], Nov. 4, 1992, [106 Stat. 5046]; amended [Pub. L. 104–283], §§ 5, 9(f), Oct. 11, 1996, [110 Stat. 3363], 3368; [Pub. L. 106–513], §§ 16, 19(b)(5), Nov. 13, 2000, [114 Stat. 2391], 2393; [Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(112)], Dec. 27, 2022, [136 Stat. 4318].)