PUBLIC LAW 104-303—OCT. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 3771 (1) ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP. —T here is established the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, which shall consist of the following members (or, in the case of a Federal agency, a designee at the level of assistant secretary or an equivalent level): (A) The Secretary of the Interior, who shall serve as chairperson. (B) The Secretary of Commerce. (C) The Secretary. (D) The Attorney General. (E) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (F) The Secretary of Agriculture. (G) The Secretary of Transportation. (H) 1 representative of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior based on the recommendations of the tribal chairman. (I) 1 representative of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior based on the recommendations of the tribal chairman. (J) 2 representatives of the State of Florida, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior based on the recommendations of the Governor. (K) 1 representative of the South Florida Water Management District, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior based on the recommendations of the Governor. (L) 2 representatives of local government in the State of Florida, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior based on the recommendations of the Governor. (2) DUTIES OF TASK FORCE. — The Task Force— (A) shall consult with, and provide recommendations to, the Secretary during development of the comprehensive plan under subsection (b)(1); (B) shall coordinate the development of consistent policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects, activities, and priorities for addressing the restoration, preservation, and protection of the South Florida ecosystem; (C) shall exchange information regarding programs, projects, and activities of the agencies and entities represented on the Task Force to promote ecosystem restoration and maintenance; (D) shall establish a Florida-based working group which shall include representatives of the agencies and entities represented on the Task Force as well as other governmental entities as appropriate for the purpose of formulating, recommending, coordinating, and implementing the policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects, activities, and priorities of the Task Force; (E) may, and the working group described in subparagraph (D), may— (i) establish such advisory bodies as are necessary to assist the Task Force in its duties, including public policy and scientific issues; and (ii) select as an advisory body any entity, such as the Commission, that represents a broad variety of private and public interests;
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