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9 <br /> BOCC Adopted 11/8/12 <br /> 4. To recommend environmental initiatives to the Orange County Board <br /> of Commissioners. <br /> 5. To study changes in environmental science and environmental <br /> regulations in the pursuit of its duties. <br /> 6. Provide recommendations and input on the Lands Legacy Program, as <br /> requested by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> 7. Provide recommendations and input on the Climate Action Grant <br /> proposals and other Orange County funding opportunities for <br /> environmental concerns, as requested by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> 8. To perform other duties as requested by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> SECTION III: MEMBERSHIP <br /> A. Authority <br /> 1. North Carolina General Statute 153A-76 grants boards of county <br /> commissioners the authority to establish advisory boards, and to <br /> appoint members to, and remove members from, those advisory <br /> boards. In acting on this authority the Orange County Board of County <br /> Commissioners hereby establishes certain general conditions to which <br /> applicants and members of advisory boards should conform as notated <br /> in the County Advisory Board Policy. <br /> B. Composition <br /> 1. The Commission for the Environment is composed of no more than <br /> fifteen voting members. <br /> 2. The Commission for the Environment has no appointed alternate <br /> members. <br /> 3. All Commission for the Environment members will have a background <br /> in science, education, law, public health, solid waste, or a field which is <br /> relevant to environmental protection and/or climate change. <br /> 4. The Commission for the Environment seeks to have at least one <br /> member with specific expertise in each of the following areas: <br /> • Air Quality <br /> • Water Resources <br /> • Land Resources <br /> z <br />