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     § 302.  Director.
        (a)  Appointment.--The commission shall select a director. No
     member of the commission nor anyone who has served as a member
     of the commission within one year after service shall be
     eligible for selection as director. The director shall serve as
     such at the pleasure of the commission.
        (b)  Compensation.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to
     the contrary, the Executive Board of the Commonwealth shall fix
     the compensation of the director.
        (c)  Function.--The director shall be the chief
     administrative officer of the commission and attend to its
     administrative work and have charge of all activities under the
     jurisdiction of the commission and this title. The director
     shall be the chief Game Commission officer and shall direct,
     supervise and control all employees of the commission and report
     to the commission any negligence, dereliction of duty or
     incompetence on the part of any employee, with the facts
     relevant thereto, and shall make any further reports as may be
     required by the commission.
        (d)  Certification of commission action.--The director may
     certify any action of the commission as being their official
     act.
        (e)  Publications.--Subject to section 325 (relating to
     limitation on disclosure of certain records), the director may
     have printed such bulletins, posters, literature and other
     printing as may be necessary to the work of the commission,
     including publications of general interest to persons concerned
     with conservation of our natural resources. Publications and
     forms used to convey information, whether in electronic, print
     or other media format, may contain advertisements. The
     publications shall at all times be maintained as a nonpartisan
     publication.
        (f)  Execution of contracts, leases and agreements.--The
     director shall represent the commission in the execution of land
     purchase contracts and in the execution of leases and other
     similar agreements.
     (Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1274, No.166, eff. 60 days; Nov. 9, 2006,
     P.L.1349, No.141, eff. 60 days)

        2006 Amendment.  Act 141 amended subsec. (e).
        1998 Amendment.  Act 166 amended subsec. (b).
        Cross References.  Section 302 is referred to in section 325
     of this title.

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