Cook Inlet Rcac

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To ensure broad representation, Congress drew up the guidelines for selecting voting members on the councils. The COOK INLET RCAC Board of Directors is comprised of 13 members, each representing a specific interest or community. The cities of Anchorage, Kenai, Homer, Seldovia, and Kodiak each have a seat on the Council, as does the Kodiak Island Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Interest groups represented on the COOK INLET RCAC Board of Directors include Alaska native organizations, state chamber of commerce (tourism), environmental groups, recreational groups, commercial fishing groups, and aquaculture associations. In addition, COOK INLET RCAC includes nine ex-officio members (non-voting) who represent the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Alaska Division of Emergency Services, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Minerals Management Service (MMS), Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The citizens that fill the seats on the Board of Directors bring to the table a wealth of information, expertise, and experience that has gone a long way towards protecting the waters of Cook Inlet from oil pollution. Since 1990, COOK INLET RCAC has been the driving force behind improved oil spill prevention and response measures for Cook Inlet. ...

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