§5-24-3. Commission continued; composition; appointment of members.

The West Virginia Forest Management Review Commission is continued for the purposes set forth in this article. This commission shall be comprised of an equal number of senators and delegates, as appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and four members to be representatives from the commercial forest industry in the state, and three members of the public-at-large. The members shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The successor of each such appointed member shall be appointed for an overlapping term of six years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only to the remainder of such term. Each board member shall serve until the appointment of his or her successor.