Pennsylvania Act 2018-139 — COMMERCE AND TRADE (12 PA.C.S.) - ESTABLISHMENT AND MEMBERSHIP

Act text

Session of 2018

No. 2018-139

SB 798

AN ACT

Amending Title 12 (Commerce and Trade) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania Military Community Enhancement Commission, further providing for establishment and membership.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 402(b)(6) of Title 12 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 402. Establishment and membership.

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(b) Membership.--The commission shall be comprised of not more than 17 members as follows:

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(6) Up to 12 members appointed by the Governor as follows:

(i) One member shall have experience at the senior level of the military, such as an active duty retired one-star, two-star, three-star or four-star military officer, [and] shall be familiar with the operations represented by the installations and organizations stationed in this Commonwealth and shall be a resident of this Commonwealth . The member shall serve as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson elected by a majority of the members.

(ii) At least ten members shall be representatives of the military installations or organizations stationed in this Commonwealth and shall have knowledge of the mission and operations of the installation or organization that they represent.

(iii) One member shall be an expert in the field of economic development and shall be knowledgeable in the missions and operations of the military in their respective regions of this Commonwealth.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 24th day of October, A.D. 2018.

TOM WOLF