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Appointment of board members - 74 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1713

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     § 1713.  Appointment of board members.
        (a)  Appointment.--Except as provided in subsection (d) with
     respect to the continuation in office of members of the board of
     any authority established under the former provisions of Article
     III of the act of January 22, 1968 (P.L.42, No.8), known as the
     Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Law, or the former
     provisions of Chapter 15 (relating to metropolitan
     transportation authorities), at any time after the effective
     date of this chapter:
            (1)  The Governor may appoint as a member of the board
        one person who may be an ex officio appointee from among the
        various officials in this Commonwealth and whose term as a
        board member shall run concurrently with that of his
        Commonwealth position, if any, or the term of the appointing
        Governor, whichever is shorter.
            (2)  The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the
        Senate and the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the
        House of Representatives may each appoint one person to serve
        as a board member, whose term shall be concurrent with the
        term and who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
        legislative leader.
            (3)  The county commissioners or the county council in
        each county and, in any county of the first class containing
        a city of the first class, the mayor, with the approval of
        the city council, may appoint two persons from each county to
        serve as board members.
        (b)  Successor.--At the expiration of the term of any board
     member, his successor shall be appointed by the same power who
     appointed that board member for a term of five years from the
     expiration date.
        (c)  Certification and oath of office.--The appointing powers
     shall certify their respective appointments to the Secretary of
     the Commonwealth. Within 30 days after certification of his
     appointment and before entering upon the duties of his office,
     each member of the board shall take and subscribe the
     constitutional oath of office and file it in the office of the
     Secretary of the Commonwealth.
        (d)  Transition provision.--With respect to the board of any
     authority established under the former provisions of Article III
     of the Pennsylvania Urban Mass Transportation Law or the former
     provisions of Chapter 15, all members of the board of the
     authority shall be deemed to be members of the board of an
     authority created under this chapter and shall continue in
     office until their respective terms of office would have expired
     as provided for in the former provisions of the Pennsylvania
     Urban Mass Transportation Law or section 1517 (relating to
     appointment of board members) and shall exercise the powers,
     functions and duties of a board of an authority created under
     this chapter.

        Cross References.  Section 1713 is referred to in section
     1712 of this title.

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