HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1768        FILED ON: 1/13/2009

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 802

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to the Department of Recreation and Conservation Board of Stewardship..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 2A of Chapter 21 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is amended by striking out in line 1 the figure 11 and inserting in place thereof the figure 12.  Said chapter is further amended by adding as the end thereof:-

The Commissioner shall request the Board of the Snowmobile Association of Massachusetts, or its successor organization, to nominate three candidates for the twelfth member of the board. From the nominations received for the twelfth member of the board, the commissioner shall select three candidates whom he/she shall recommend to the Governor.  The Governor shall appoint the twelfth member of the board from among the candidates recommended.  Members shall be appointed without regard to the county membership restrictions outlined above.