§ 965. Advisory committees to the council. The council shall establish
advisory committees to make recommendations and provide guidance to the
council for the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive
management plan. A citizens advisory committee, technical advisory
committee, management advisory committee, and a local government
advisory committee shall be formed. The committees may prepare reports,
recommend studies and submit findings and recommendations to the
council. The council shall make the initial appointments to the advisory
committees. Each appointed member shall be a voting member of the
advisory committee. The advisory committees shall meet and elect a
chair. Once a chair is elected, the committee can appoint other voting
members with expertise related to the function of the committee.

1. The citizens advisory committee shall be comprised of
representatives of citizens or civic groups, environmental groups, user
groups, and business organizations. The purpose of the committee shall
be to integrate citizens' and user groups' concerns in the planning and
decision-making process and to encourage public education and
involvement. The committee membership shall include but not be limited
to a representative of the Fire Island Association, a representative of
Bluepoints Company Incorporated, a representative of a recreational
boating association, a member of the Tribal council of the Shinnecock
Indian Reservation, and a member of the Long Island Farm Bureau.

2. The technical advisory committee shall be comprised of individuals
with technical expertise, including but not limited to scientists,
engineers and planners. The purpose of the committee shall be to review
and oversee studies, interpret and evaluate existing and new data to
determine causes and effects of environmental problems, and provide
technical support for the development of management measures and
policies. The committee membership shall include but not be limited to
the director of the Marine Science Center at the Long Island University
at Southampton; the executive director of the Long Island Regional
Planning Board; the director of the New York Sea Grant Institute and the
director of the Long Island Maritime Museum, all of the aforementioned
whom may appoint a designee.

3. The management advisory committee shall be comprised of
representatives of government agencies associated with developing
policy, regulating activities or enforcing laws and regulations
affecting the South Shore Estuary Reserve. The purpose of the committee
shall be to analyze existing laws, regulations and management programs
and to make recommendations for improvements thereof. The committee
membership shall include but not be limited to the secretary of state,
the director of region one of the department of environmental
conservation, the director of the Long Island region office of parks,
recreation and historic preservation, the commissioner of the department
of economic development, the commissioner of the Suffolk county
department of health services and the commissioner of the Nassau county
department of health, all of the aforementioned whom may appoint a
designee. The council shall request the participation of the director of
region two of the federal environmental protection agency, the secretary
of the United States department of the interior, and the director of the
Fire Island National Seashore, all of whom may appoint a designee.

4. The local government advisory committee shall be comprised of
representatives of towns, cities and villages. The purpose of the
committee is to provide input regarding land use issues, zoning,
planning and local implementation.