(a) There is a Maryland Advisory Committee on Historic Agricultural Structure Preservation.
(b) (1) The Committee consists of 10 members.
(2) The ex officio members are:
(i) the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary’s designee;
(ii) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary’s designee;
(iii) the Secretary of Planning, or the Secretary’s designee;
(iv) the Director of the Maryland Historical Trust; and
(v) the Director of the Maryland Cooperative Extension.
(3) The Governor shall appoint the other five members, of whom:
(i) one shall be from a list of at least two nominees representing the Maryland State Grange;
(ii) one shall be from a list of at least two nominees representing the Maryland Farm Bureau;
(iii) two shall be individuals actively engaged in agriculture; and
(iv) one shall be a member of the Maryland Environmental Trust.
(c) The Secretary of Planning serves as chair.
(d) The term of an appointed member is 4 years.
(e) A member of the Committee:
(1) may not receive compensation as a member; but
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.