Ch. 599                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

2.       Members, other than members who are elected officials, shall have
backgrounds in finance, construction lending, and infrastructure policy disciplines.
[Except for the members from the District of Columbia, one member from each
jurisdiction shall be an incumbent elected official of a political subdivision within the
jurisdiction in which the project is located. No other member shall hold elective or
appointive public office.] AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AT LEAST ONE
MEMBER OF THE BOARD FROM MARYLAND AND ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD
FROM VIRGINIA SHALL BE ELECTED OFFICIALS EACH OF WHOM REPRESENTS A
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER THE AREA AT AN END OF
THE PROJECT CROSSING BRIDGE BRIDGES. OR TUNNEL

3.       No person in the employment of or holding any official relationship to any
person or company doing business with the Authority, or having any interest of any nature
in any such person or company or affiliate or associate thereof, shall be eligible for
appointment as a member or to serve as an employee of the Authority or to have any
power or duty or receive any compensation in relation thereto.

4.       The Chairperson of the Authority shall be elected [biennially by its voting]
FROM AMONG THE VOTING members ON A BIENNIAL BASIS.

5.       The voting members may also [biennially] elect a secretary and a treasurer,
or a secretary-treasurer, who may be members of the Authority, and prescribe their
duties and powers.

6.       A. MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE SIGNATORIES SHALL SERVE A
SIX-YEAR TERM, EXCEPT THAT EACH SIGNATORY SHALL MAKE ITS APPOINTMENTS
AS FOLLOWS:

(1)     The initial terms of the [five] THREE members appointed solely
by each Governor shall be as follows:

[a.] (I) One member shall be appointed for a six-year term;

[b.] (II) [Two members] ONE MEMBER shall [each] be
appointed for a four-year term; and

[a] (III) [Two members] ONE MEMBER shall [each] be
appointed for a two-year term.

(2)     THE INITIAL TERMS OF THE MEMBERS APPOINTED JOINTLY BY
THE GOVERNORS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND THE STATE OF
MARYLAND AND THE MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SHALL BE AS
FOLLOWS:

(I)      ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A SIX-YEAR
TERM; AND

(II)     ONE MEMBER SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A FOUR-YEAR
TERM.

(3)     The initial terms of the nonvoting members appointed by the
Mayor of the District of Columbia shall be as follows:

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