Board Of Trustees Of The Fund

TITLE 41 INSURANCE CHAPTER 49 PETROLEUM CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND ACT 41-4904. Board of trustees of the fund. (1) The governor shall appoint seven (7) persons to be the board of trustees of the Idaho petroleum clean water trust fund. One (1) member shall be a member of the state senate, one (1) member shall be a member of the state house of representatives, one (1) member shall be a representative of the financial community with expertise in the area of insurance, accounting or finance, one (1) member shall be an engineer, geologist or similarly trained scientist with experience in environmental remediation and three (3) members shall be wholesale distributors of petroleum products. The governor shall appoint a chairman from the seven (7) members. The members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term, provided that the first two (2) appointments the governor makes after the effective date of this act shall serve a term of two (2) years and the other five (5) members shall serve a term of four (4) years. Thereafter, a member shall serve a term of four (4) years. A certificate of appointment shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business or the exercise of any power or function of the Idaho petroleum clean water trust fund. Members of the board of trustees shall receive a compensation for service as prescribed in section 59-509 (n), Idaho Code. (2)  The administrator of the fund shall be the state insurance fund unless replaced by the board of trustees with another person. The administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the board of trustees. The board of trustees may appoint and employ such other persons as may be required by the board and shall prescribe the duties and compensation of each such person. (3)  It shall be the duty of the board of trustees to direct the policies and operation of the fund to assure that it is run as an efficient insurance company, remains actuarially sound and maintains the public purposes for which the Idaho petroleum clean water trust fund was created.