WHEREAS, the motor carrier industry, which employs thousands of Idahoans, requires user participation in developing the rules and regulations to guide the industry;

         NOW, THEREFORE, I, DIRK KEMPTHORNE, Governor of the State of Idaho, by the authority vested in me under the Constitution and laws of this state do hereby order the continuation of the Governor’s Motor Carrier Advisory Committee as follows:

1. The purpose of the committee shall be to review laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures affecting motor carrier operations; advise state agencies of appropriate program revisions to improve efficiency and effectiveness; and to advise the Governor of the Committee’s findings and recommendations.  The Committee shall meet quarterly or as needed.
    

2. The Committee shall consist of seven members, including a chairman, appointed by the Governor.  Each Transportation District within the state shall be represented by at least one appointee.  The members shall represent the various elements of the trucking industry, including agriculture, logging/wood products, manufactured housing, truck/trailer manufacturing, tankers, interstate/international transport and concrete/aggregate transport as deemed appropriate by the Governor.   No industry segment shall have more than one representative on the committee.  Each committee member must be actively involved in the trucking industry either through ownership or employment.
    

3. Appointment of the members to the Committee shall be made by the Governor.  The Committee shall assist the Governor in this task by recommending to him the names of at least two persons for appointment to each seat that becomes open on the Committee.  Appointments shall be for staggered three-year terms expiring on July 1, three years after appointment. 
    

4. Committee members shall receive no salary for their services.  The Idaho Transportation Department shall, however, reimburse Committee members for expenses incurred in attending Committee meetings.
    

5. A representative from each of the following state agencies shall provide support to the Committee:  The Idaho Transportation Department, the Idaho State Police, and the Tax Commission.  The Idaho Transportation Department shall be the lead agency responsible for providing administrative support.
    

6. The Committee shall present all formal recommendations to the participating agencies and to the Governor.  It and shall also present to the Governor each December a report of the activities of the Committee during that year.

 This Executive Order repeals and replaces Executive Order 2000-15.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 17th day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirtieth and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred sixteenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE