16 U.S.C. § 470m : US Code - Section 470M: Administration

Search 16 U.S.C. § 470m : US Code - Section 470M: Administration

(a) Executive Director of Council; appointment; functions and
duties
There shall be an Executive Director of the Council who shall be
appointed in the competitive service by the Chairman with the
concurrence of the Council. The Executive Director shall report
directly to the Council and perform such functions and duties as
the Council may prescribe.
(b) General Counsel; appointment; functions and duties
The Council shall have a General Counsel, who shall be appointed
by the Executive Director. The General Counsel shall report
directly to the Executive Director and serve as the Council's legal
advisor. The Executive Director shall appoint such other attorneys
as may be necessary to assist the General Counsel, represent the
Council in courts of law whenever appropriate, including
enforcement of agreements with Federal agencies to which the
Council is a party, assist the Department of Justice in handling
litigation concerning the Council in courts of law, and perform
such other legal duties and functions as the Executive Director and
the Council may direct.
(c) Appointment and compensation of officers and employees
The Executive Director of the Council may appoint and fix the
compensation of such officers and employees in the competitive
service as are necessary to perform the functions of the Council at
rates not to exceed that now or hereafter prescribed for the
highest rate for grade 15 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of title 5: Provided, however, That the Executive Director,
with the concurrence of the Chairman, may appoint and fix the
compensation of not to exceed five employees in the competitive
service at rates not to exceed that now or hereafter prescribed for
the highest rate of grade 17 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of title 5.
(d) Appointment and compensation of additional personnel
The Executive Director shall have power to appoint and fix the
compensation of such additional personnel as may be necessary to
carry out its duties, without regard to the provisions of the civil
service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5.
(e) Expert and consultant services; procurement
The Executive Director of the Council is authorized to procure
expert and consultant services in accordance with the provisions of
section 3109 of title 5.
(f) Financial and administrative services; Department of the
Interior
Financial and administrative services (including those related to
budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel and
procurement) shall be provided the Council by the Department of the
Interior, for which payments shall be made in advance, or by
reimbursement, from funds of the Council in such amounts as may be
agreed upon by the Chairman of the Council and the Secretary of the
Interior: Provided, That the regulations of the Department of the
Interior for the collection of indebtedness of personnel resulting
from erroneous payments (5 U.S.C. 5514(b)) shall apply to the
collection of erroneous payments made to or on behalf of a Council
employee, and regulations of said Secretary for the administrative
control of funds (31 U.S.C. 1513(d), 1514) shall apply to
appropriations of the Council: And provided further, That the
Council shall not be required to prescribe such regulations.
(g) Use of funds, personnel, facilities, and services of Council
members
Any Federal agency may provide the Council, with or without
reimbursement as may be agreed upon by the Chairman and the agency,
with such funds, personnel, facilities and services under its
jurisdiction and control as may be needed by the Council to carry
out its duties, to the extent that such funds, personnel,
facilities, and services are requested by the Council and are
otherwise available for that purpose. Any funds provided to the
Council pursuant to this subsection must be expended by the end of
the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds are
received by the Council. To the extent of available appropriations,
the Council may obtain by purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise,
such additional property facilities, and services as may be needed
to carry out its duties and may also receive donations of moneys
for such purpose, and the Executive Director is authorized, in his
discretion, to accept, hold, use, expend, and administer the same
for the purposes of this subchapter.