2714                                     LAWS OF MARYLAND                                   Ch. 775

(D) (C) "DEPARTMENT" MEANS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.

(E) (D) "SECRETARY" MEANS THE STATE SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION.

[(d)] (F) (E) "Transportation agency" means the
Department, any of its units, or the Maryland Transportation
Authority.

[2-302.] 9-102.

There is a Transportation Professional Services
Selection Board in the Department., REFERRED TO IN THIS
SUBTITLE AS THE TRANSPORTATION SELECTION BOARD.

[2-303.] 9-103.

(a)  The TRANSPORTATION SELECTION Board consists of
four permanent members and one temporary member.

(b)  (1) The four permanent members of the
TRANSPORTATION SELECTION Board are:

(i) The Secretary, ex officio, or his
designee;

(ii) One member appointed from       the

Department by the Governor on recommendation of     the

Secretary, which member serves at the pleasure of     the
Governor; and

(iii) Two members appointed from the
general public by the Governor, at least one of whom is not
an architect or engineer and each of whom serves a term of 4
years and until his successor is appointed and qualifies.

(2) On recommendation of the Secretary, the
Governor may appoint an alternate member to serve in the
absence of the regular member appointed under this
subsection from the Department.

(c)  The transportation agency that is presenting a
request to the TRANSPORTATION SELECTION Board shall appoint
a temporary member of the TRANSPORTATION SELECTION Board.
The temporary member serves only for the purposes of
considering and acting on the request of the transportation
agency by which he is appointed.

[2-304.] 9-104.

(a)  The members of the TRANSPORTATION SELECTION Board
may be removed by the Governor for misconduct, incompetency,
neglect of duty, or other sufficient cause.

(b)  A permanent member appointed to fill a vacancy in
an unexpired term serves only for the remainder of that
term.