| The terms of the voting members are for 4 years each. The |
| Governor shall fill a vacancy in the membership for any unexpired |
| term. The commissioners, directors or designees of the following |
| state departments or offices shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting |
| members of the commission: the department; the State Planning |
| Office; the Department of Conservation; the Department of |
| Transportation; the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife; |
| the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources; the |
| Department of Education; and the Bureau of Public Improvements. |
| The Canadian Affairs Coordinator shall also serve as an ex |
| officio, nonvoting member of the commission. A chair and vice- |
| chair of the commission must be elected annually from the |
| appointed membership. |