I. There is established the oil fund disbursement board, to be composed of the following members:
(a) The commissioner of environmental services, or his designee.

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(b) The commissioner of safety, or designee.
(c) Three members representing petroleum dealers, distributors, and refiners, appointed by the governor with the consent of the council.
(d) One member, representing fuel oil dealers, appointed by the governor with the consent of the council.
(e) Two public members, appointed by the governor with the consent of the council.
(f) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(g) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. The board members shall serve without compensation, except that all non-legislative members shall be reimbursed for mileage incurred on board business at the state employee mileage rate. The legislative members shall be reimbursed for mileage at the legislative rate. Such reimbursements shall be a charge against the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund established under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 146-D:3, I.
III. Any member of the board having an individual interest, or an interest in another business, which may conflict with an issue under consideration by the board, shall not participate in any deliberations or vote of the board on the issue before the board.
IV. Terms for state agency and legislative members shall be the same as their terms in office. Board members appointed under subparagraphs I(c), I(d) and I(e), shall have 3-year terms. Upon term expiration, each appointed member shall hold office until a successor shall be appointed and qualified. Board members may be reappointed to subsequent terms.