---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 543e"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "543e"
heading: "Scenic Area Advisory Board"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/543e"
units:
  - "Chapter 2 — National Forests"
  - "Subchapter II — Scenic Areas"
---

# §543e. Scenic Area Advisory Board

- (a) **Establishment; consultations with Secretary—** There is hereby established the [Scenic Area](/usc/16/544.md?p=o) Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”). The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall consult with and seek the advice and recommendations of the Board with respect to—
  - (1) the administration of the [Scenic Area](/usc/16/544.md?p=o) with respect to policies, programs, and activities in accordance with sections [543](/usc/16/543.md) to [543h](/usc/16/543h.md) of this title;
  - (2) the preparation and implementation of the comprehensive [management plan](/usc/16/544.md?p=k); and
  - (3) the location of the visitor center authorized by [section 543c(f) of this title](/usc/16/543c.md?p=f).
- (b) **Composition and selection—** The Board shall be composed of nine members, who shall be selected as follows:
  - (1) five members appointed by the Mono County Board of Supervisors;
  - (2) two members appointed by the Governor of California (one of whom shall be an employee of the California Division of [Parks](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) and Recreation);
  - (3) one member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los Angeles; and
  - (4) one member appointed by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) (who shall be an employee of the Forest Service).
- (c) **Terms of appointment—** Each member of the Board shall be appointed to serve for a term of three years except that the initial appointments shall be for terms as follows:
  - (1) of those members appointed by the Mono County Board of Supervisors one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year, two shall be for a term of two years, and two shall be for a term of three years;
  - (2) of those members appointed by the Governor of California one shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year and one shall be appointed to serve for a term of three years;
  - (3) the member appointed by the mayor of the city of Los Angeles shall be appointed to serve for a term of two years; and
  - (4) the member appointed by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) shall be appointed to serve for a term of three years.
- (d) **Initial appointment; Chairman—** The members of the Board shall be appointed within ninety days of September 28, 1984. The members of the Board shall, at their first meeting, elect a Chairman.
- (e) **Annual meetings and consultations with Secretary or designee—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1), or a designee, shall from time to time, but at least annually, meet and consult with the Board on matters relating to the administration of the [scenic area](/usc/16/544.md?p=o).[^1]
- (f) **Compensation; expenses—** Members of the Board shall serve without compensation as such, but the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) is authorized to pay, upon vouchers signed by the Chairman, the expenses reasonably incurred by the Board and its members in carrying out their duties under sections [543](/usc/16/543.md) to [543h](/usc/16/543h.md) of this title.
- (g) **Vacancies—** Any vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
- (h) **Quorum—** A majority of those members appointed shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of all business of the Board.
- (i) **Termination—** The Board shall terminate ten years from the date of its first meeting.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should be capitalized.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 98–425, title III, § 306, Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1637.)