Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 4.djvu/745

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PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-716 (A) shall be responsible for investing the corpus of the Trust; and (B) shall disburse funds from the Trust on receiving a request for disbursement from a majority of the members of the Joint State-Federal Agency Board established under paragraph (2) and after determining, in consultation with the Citizen Advisory Board established under paragraph (3) and after consideration of any comments submitted by members of the public, that the request meets the purpose of the Trust under subsection (b) and the requirements of subsections (d) and (e). (2) JOINT STATE-FEDERAL AGENCY BOARD. — (A) ESTABLISHMENT.— There is established a Joint State-Federal agency Board, which shall consist of— (i) 1 Forest Service employee employed in the State designated by the Forest Service; (ii) 1 Bureau of Land Management employee employed in the State designated by the Bureau of Land Management; (iii) 1 Bureau of Reclamation employee employed in the State designated by the Bureau of Reclamation; (iv) 1 United States Fish and Wildlife Service employee employed in the State designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife; Service; and (v) 1 Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks employee designated by the Department. (B) REQUESTS FOR DISBURSEMENT.—After consulting with the Citizen Advisory Board (3stablished under paragraph (3) and after consideration of the Trust plan prepared under paragraph (3)(C) and of any comments or requests submitted by members of the public, the Joint State-Federal Agency Board, by a vote of a majority of its members, may submit to the Trust Manager a request for disbursement if the Board determines that the request meets the purpose of the Trust. (3) CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARD. — (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall nominate, and the Joint State-Federal Agency Board shall approve by a majority vote, a Citizen Advisory Board. (B) MEMBERSHIP. —The Citizen Advisory Board shall consist of 4 members, including 1 with a demonstrated commitment to improving public access to public land and to fish and wildlife conservation, from each of— (i) a Montana organization representing agricultural landowners; (ii) a Montana organization representing hunters; (iii) a Montana organization representing fishermen; and (iv) a Montana nonprofit land trust or environmental organization. (C) DUTIES. —The Citizen Advisory Board, in consultation with the Joint State-Federal Agency Board and the Montana Association of Counties, shall prepare and periodically update a Trust plan including recommendations for requests for disbursement by the Joint State-Federal Agency Board.