Section 18-105. State board on temporary nuclear waste repository siting

1. There is hereby created the state board on  temporary  nuclear  waste
  repository  siting.  The  board  shall  consist  of  the commissioner of
  environmental conservation, the commissioner of health, and three ad hoc
  members appointed by the  governor,  one  of  whom  shall  be  from  the
  judicial district in which the proposed facility is located, one of whom
  shall  be  upon the recommendation of the temporary president of senate,
  and one of whom shall be upon the recommendation of the speaker  of  the
  assembly.  No  person  may  be  so  designated  who retains or holds any
  official relation to  or  financial  interest  in  an  electric  utility
  corporation  in  the  state,  or  in  the applicant or any subsidiary or
  entity affiliated with the applicant, nor shall such person have been  a
  director,  officer  or  employee  thereof; provided, however, that prior
  employment with an agency of the state or federal government  shall  not
  disqualify  any  person  from  being  designated  for appointment to the
  board. Each such designee,  unless  he  holds  another  state  or  local
  office,  except  the  office of notary public, and for which he receives
  compensation, shall receive the sum of two hundred dollars for each  day
  in which he is actually engaged in the performance of his duties herein.
  Every  member  shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for the actual
  and necessary expenses incurred  by  him  in  the  performance  of  such
  duties.
    2.  The  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation  shall serve as
  chairman. Three of the five persons on  the  board  shall  constitute  a
  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  any  business  on  the board, and the
  decision of three members of the board shall constitute  action  of  the
  board. The board shall have the power to adopt regulations and establish
  procedures to be used in acting upon applications filed pursuant to this
  article.
    3.  The  board  may  employ  such  hearing  examiners  and such legal,
  technical  and  other  consultants  and  other  personnel  as  it  deems
  necessary.  The  board  may  provide  for  its  own  representation  and
  appearance in all actions and proceedings involving  issues  under  this
  article. The department of environmental conservation shall provide such
  meeting  rooms,  hearing  rooms,  and  other facilities as the board may
  request in the performance of its duties.