California § 36992 - The trust shall have 10 trustees, who shall be appointed as follows: (a) The Secr

§ 36992. The trust shall have 10 trustees, who shall be appointed as follows: (a) The Secr

The trust shall have 10 trustees, who shall be appointed as follows: (a) The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall appoint the following trustees, who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary: (1) One trustee who shall represent the Resources Agency and the departments and commissions within the Resources Agency with ocean resource management responsibilities and who may be an employee of the state. (2) Three trustees from a list of candidates submitted jointly by the President of the University of California and the Chancellor of the California State University, who shall be chosen for their broad knowledge of ocean resource management and science. At least one of the three trustees shall not be an employee or on the faculty of the University of California or California State University. (3) Two trustees who shall be representatives of the public selected primarily for their experience as trustees or directors of for-profit or nonprofit corporations. (4) Two trustees from nominees submitted by coast and ocean interest groups including, but not limited to, interest groups representing sport fishing, commercial fishing, coast and ocean recreation and tourism, marine conservation, and ocean-dependent industries. In making the appointments pursuant to this paragraph, the factors to be considered shall include the nominees’ acceptability to a range of coast and ocean interests, and their experience as trustees or directors of for profit or nonprofit corporations. (b) The Secretary for Environmental Protection shall appoint one trustee, who shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary, and who shall have broad knowledge of water quality concerns as they relate to ocean resource management. (c) The Director of Finance shall appoint one trustee, who shall serve at the pleasure of the director. (d) To the extent feasible, the trustees appointed to the trust pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) shall balance, and reflect the breadth of, public interests concerned with ocean resources.