(70 ILCS 405/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 109)
Sec. 4.
State soil and water conservation districts advisory board.
The State Soil and Water Conservation Districts Advisory Board is
created. The Board shall consist of 7 members. The Director of the
Department and the Director of Agricultural Extension of the College of
Agriculture of the University of Illinois shall serve, ex officiis, as
members of the Board. The other 5 members shall be appointed by the
Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall be
individuals who are the owners and active operators of farm lands in this
State and who have been engaged in farming in this State for at least 5
years next preceding their appointment, consideration having been given
to geographical location and to soil and water conservation district experience.
In case of any vacancy in such appointive office during the recess of
the Senate, the Governor shall make a temporary appointment until action
at the next meeting of the Senate, when he shall nominate some person to
fill such office; and any person so nominated who is confirmed by the
Senate shall hold his office during the remainder of the term and until
his successor is appointed and qualified. If the Senate is not in
session at the time this amendatory Act takes effect, the Governor shall
make temporary appointments as in the case of a vacancy. The appointed
members of the State Soil and Water Conservation Districts Advisory
Board shall serve for a period of 4 years, beginning on the third Monday
in January of the odd-numbered years in which they are appointed, and
until their successors are appointed and qualified. The board may invite
the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States of America to appoint
one person to serve with the above mentioned members in an advisory
capacity.
The Board may consult and advise with the qualified persons necessary with
regard to the erosion and sediment control provisions of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 80-159.)
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