(1) The governor may establish a state emergency resource planning committee (hereinafter referred to as the “state committee”) and the office of state emergency planning director (hereinafter referred to as the “director”), and appoint to serve at his pleasure the members of such state committee and the director.
(2) The state committee shall consist of the governor, who shall be chairman, the director, other state officials designated by the governor, and persons representative of industry, commerce, labor, agriculture, civic, governmental, and professional groups designated by the governor. In the absence of the governor, the director shall act as chairman.