§ 460zzz–6. Advisory Council

• (a) Not later than 180 days after March 30, 2009 , the Secretary shall establish an advisory council, to be known as the “Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council”.
• (b) The Council shall advise the Secretary with respect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan.
• (c) The Council shall be subject to—
  • (1) chapter 10 of title 5; and
  • (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
• (d) The Council shall include 10 members to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom, to the extent practicable—
  • (1) 1 member shall be appointed after considering the recommendations of the Mesa County Commission;
  • (2) 1 member shall be appointed after considering the recommendations of the Montrose County Commission;
  • (3) 1 member shall be appointed after considering the recommendations of the Delta County Commission;
  • (4) 1 member shall be appointed after considering the recommendations of the permittees holding grazing allotments within the Conservation Area or the Wilderness; and
  • (5) 5 members shall reside in, or within reasonable proximity to, Mesa County, Delta County, or Montrose County, Colorado, with backgrounds that reflect—
    • (A) the purposes for which the Conservation Area or Wilderness was established; and
    • (B) the interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the planning and management of the Conservation Area and Wilderness.
• (e) The Secretary shall ensure that the membership of the Council is fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed by the Council.
• (f) The Council shall terminate on the date that is 1 year from the date on which the management plan is adopted by the Secretary.