Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 1.djvu/112

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106 STAT. 80 PUBLIC LAW 102-259—MAR. 19, 1992 (1) IN GENERAL. —The term of office of each member of the Board shall be six years, except that— (A) in the case of the Trustees first taking offices— (i) as designated by the President, one Trustee appointed pursuant to section 5(b)(2) and two trustees appointed pursuant to section 5(b)(3) shall each serve two years; and (ii) as designated by the President, one Trustee appointed pursuant to section 5(b)(1) and two Trustees appointed pursuant to section 5(b)(3) shall each serve four years; and (iii) as designated by the President, one Trustee appointed pursuant to section 5(b)(1), one Trustee appointed pursuant to section 5(b)(2), and one Trustee appointed pursuant to section 5(b)(3) shall each serve six years; and (B) a Trustee appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the Trustee's predecessor was appointed and shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for that vacancy was made. (d) TRAVEL AND SUBSISTENCE PAY.—Trustees shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the Board. Arizona. (g) LOCATION OF FOUNDATION.— The Foundation shall be located in Tucson, Arizona. (f) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. — (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be an Executive Director of the Foundation who shall be appointed by the Board. The Executive Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Foundation and shall carry out the functions of the Foundation subject to the supervision and direction of the Board. The Executive Director shall carry out such other functions consistent with the provisions of this Act as the Board shall prescribe. (2) COMPENSATION. — The Executive Director of the Foundation shall be compensated at the rate specified for employees in level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 20 USC 5604. SEC. 6. PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION. It is the purpose of the Foundation to— (1) increase awareness of the importance of and promote the benefit and enjoyment of the Nation's natural resources; (2) foster among the American population greater recognition and understanding of the role of the environment, public lands and resources in the development of the United States; (3) identify critical environmental issues; (4) establish a Program for Environmental Policy Research and an Environmental Conflict Resolution at the Center; (5) develop resources to properly train professionals in the environmental and related fields; (6) provide educational outreach regarding environmental policy; and (7) develop resources to properly train Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy.