(a) A Mining Practices Advisory Council, hereinafter called “Council”, is hereby established in the office of the Governor. The Council shall be the advisory body referred to in Article V(a) of the Interstate Mining Compact.¹ No member of the Council shall receive any compensation on account of his service thereon, but any such member shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses actually incurred by him in connection with his service as the Governor's alternate on the Interstate Mining Commission, or in attending meetings of the Advisory Council.²

(b) The Council shall be composed of not to exceed eleven members: at least three of whom shall be representative of mining industries; at least three of whom shall be representative of nongovernmental conservation interests; and at least two of whom shall be the heads of State departments or agencies administering programs related to the interests of the Interstate Mining Commission.