1. As provided in the third subdivision of section three of article three of the compact the Governor shall be this state's member on the basin panel established thereby or shall appoint a representative to act for him. He shall appoint four planning members of the commissions to serve at his pleasure: a citizen who is a resident of the valley, a state planning official, a state parks official and an officer of the Department of Environmental Conservation. 2. The legislative member shall be elected by a majority vote of the legislators elected from the counties of Clinton, Essex, Warren and Washington. 3. Any person, member or alternate, serving on the interstate commission on Lake Champlain basin (Incochamp) pursuant to this section shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses incurred as an incident of such service, and such reimbursement shall be from the funds of said person's department or office. For this purpose the citizen member shall be considered as a member of the executive department.
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