(1) The Transportation and Tourism Interagency Committee shall be composed of thirteen (13) members or their official appointed designees, as follows:
(a) Six (6) members appointed by the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet;
(b) Six (6) members appointed by the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet; and (c) One (1) member appointed by the executive director of the Kentucky Heritage Council.
(2) Committee members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the performance of their duties and functions as committee members.
(3) The committee shall elect its chair and vice chair from representatives of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage and Transportation Cabinets for a term of one (1) year. The vice chair shall succeed the chair. The chair shall alternately be a representative of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage and Transportation Cabinets.
(4) The committee shall meet upon the call of the chair and upon the request of the secretary of the Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet or the secretary of the Transportation Cabinet.
(5) A committee member may appoint a proxy for an individual meeting, delegating to the proxy the privilege of voting on any issue. The proxy appointment shall be in writing.