| The
Air Resources Board (Board) consists of 11 members
appointed by the Governor with the
consent of the Senate. All members serve "at the pleasure" of
the
Governor. The Board members serve part time, except the Chairperson,
who serves full time. |
| Members
must meet qualifications specified in the law. Five members must be
chosen from the boards of local air quality management districts: |
- One
Each from the
- San Diego Air
Pollution Control District
- San Francisco Bay
Area Air Quality Management District
- San Joaquin Valley
Unified Air Pollution Control District
- South Coast Air
Quality Management District (Greater Los
Angeles Region)
- and One from Any
Other District.
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- Three
other members fill specific categories:
- One must have
expertise in automotive engineering or a
closely related field.
- One must have
expertise in science, agriculture, or law.
- One must be a
physician and surgeon, or health effects expert.
- One of the three
remaining members must have expertise in air
pollution control,
or must meet the qualifications of
one of the
three categories mentioned above.
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- The
remaining two members are public members.
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| The
Governor appoints a fulltime Chairperson to the Board from among its
members. |
| The
Board meets monthly, in various locations of the state. The members
receive travel expenses in accordance with rates established
by
the Department of Personnel Administration. |
Each
Board member contributes her/his expertise and talent to the ARB's
programs. Such activities include: giving speeches, serving on
committees of the Board and other governmental committees
such as
the ARB Agricultural Advisory Committee, Southern California
Association of Governments, San Joaquin Valley Air Quality
Study
Committee, and participating in various ARB workshops.
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