16 U.S.C. § 1104 : US Code - Section 1104: Membership of Commission
Search 16 U.S.C. § 1104 : US Code - Section 1104: Membership of Commission
(a) Selection
The Commission shall consist of six members, of whom three shall
be the United States members and three shall be the Canadian
members. The United States members shall be three persons appointed
by the President, of whom one shall be selected from nominations
which may be made by the Governor of the State of Maine. Alternates
to United States members shall be appointed in the same manner as
the members themselves. The United States members and their
alternates shall hold office at the pleasure of the President. A
vacancy among the United States members of the Commission or their
alternates shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made. An alternate shall, in the absence of the
member of the Commission for whom he is alternate, attend meetings
of the Commission and act and vote in the place and instead of that
member of the Commission.
(b) Chairman and Vice Chairman
The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice Chairman from
among its members, each of whom shall hold office for a term of two
years. The post of Chairman shall be filled for alternate terms by
a Canadian and by a United States member. The post of Vice Chairman
shall be filled by a Canadian member if the post of Chairman is
held by a United States member, and by a United States member if
the post of Chairman is held by a Canadian member. In the event of
a vacancy in the office of Chairman or Vice Chairman within the two-
year term, the vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the
term by special election in accordance with the foregoing
requirements. The Vice Chairman shall act as Chairman in the
absence of the Chairman.
(c) Quorum
Four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, but the affirmative votes of at least two
United States members, or their alternates, and at least two
Canadian members, or their alternates, shall be required for any
decision to be made by the Commission.