[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR1151.6]

[Page 296-297]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
 CHAPTER XI--ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD
 
PART 1151--BYLAWS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1151.6  Committees.

    (a) Executive Committee--(1) Establishment. The Board shall have an 
Executive Committee to serve as a leadership and coordinating committee. 
The Executive Committee acts on behalf of the Board in between regularly 
scheduled Board meetings as necessary and as authorized by delegation of 
the Board. In addition, the Executive Committee has the following duties 
and responsibilities:
    (i) To review and consider recommendations and proposals from the 
various subject matter committees;
    (ii) To review and make recommendations to the Board to amend or 
approve the Board's bylaws; and
    (iii) To request and review all committee charters.
    (2) Chair. The Vice-Chair of the Board shall serve as Chair of the 
Executive Committee.
    (3) Membership. The Executive Committee shall be composed of a 
minimum of six members, three Federal and three public members, which 
shall include the Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Board, the chairs of 
each of the subject matter committees, and two at large members. The two 
at large members shall balance the number of Federal and public members 
and shall be elected by the Board after the election of the Chair and 
Vice-Chair of the Board and the chairs of the subject matter committees. 
In the event that the Board should establish three or

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more subject matter committees, additional at-large members shall be 
elected as necessary to balance the Federal and public membership of the 
committee.
    (4) Quorum. A quorum in the Executive Committee shall be a majority 
of the membership, present at the meeting. In the absence of their 
Federal member, the liaison may count toward a quorum. If a quorum is 
not present, a meeting can be held only for the purpose of discussion 
and no vote may be taken.
    (5) Voting. (i) The presiding officer shall have the same right to 
vote as any other member.
    (ii) On matters subject to Board review, liaisons are permitted to 
vote in the absence of their Federal member. A majority vote of the 
members (or liaisons) present at the meeting and any directed or 
undirected proxies is necessary for action by the committee.
    (iii) On matters of final action, not subject to Board review, a 
majority vote of the membership of the committee, present at the meeting 
or by directed proxy, is necessary for action by the committee. In the 
absence of their Federal member, liaisons are permitted to cast a 
directed proxy only.
    (b) Subject matter committees--(1) Establishment. The Board may 
establish or dissolve subject matter committees by a two-thirds vote of 
the members present and any proxies.
    (2) Chair. The Chair of a subject matter committee shall be elected 
by the Board after the election of the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board 
and shall serve as a member of the Board's Executive Committee.
    (3) Membership. Each subject matter committee shall be comprised of 
a minimum of seven, and a maximum of nine, members. Except for the Chair 
of the committee who is elected by the Board, the members of the 
committee shall be appointed by the Chair of the Board. Members shall 
serve a term of one year corresponding to that of the Chair of the 
Board, and continue their duties until their successors have been 
appointed.
    (4) Quorum. A quorum shall be a majority of the actual membership of 
the committee. A liaison may represent the Federal member for purposes 
of a quorum. If a quorum is not present, a meeting shall be held only 
for the purpose of discussion and no vote may be taken.
    (5) Voting. Directed or undirected proxies are permitted. In the 
absence of their Federal member, liaisons are permitted to vote on all 
matters which are subject to review by the full Board. The presiding 
officer shall have the same right to vote as any other member. A 
majority vote of the members (or liaisons) present at the meeting and 
any directed or undirected proxies is necessary for action by the 
committee.
    (c) Special committees. The Chair, the Board, the Executive 
Committee or a subject matter committee may appoint a special committee 
to carry out a specific task. A special committee shall dissolve upon 
completion of its task or when dissolved by its creator. A special 
committee shall be governed by the same rules and procedures applicable 
to subject matter committees unless other rules or procedures are 
approved by the creator of the committee.
    (d) Telecommunications. A member of a committee shall be considered 
present at a meeting when he or she participates in person or by 
conference telephone or similar communication equipment which enables 
all persons participating in the meeting to communicate with each other.
    (e) Charter. With the exception of a Committee of the Whole, each 
committee shall establish a charter and may establish any additional 
procedures provided that they do not conflict with the provisions of the 
bylaws in this part.
    (f) Procedure. Committee meetings shall be held in accordance with 
Robert's Rules of Order, except as otherwise prescribed in the bylaws in 
this part or committee charters.
    (g) Records. Committees shall maintain written records of the 
meetings.