The provisions of this interstate compact executed between the States of Nevada and California are as follows: TAHOE CONSERVANCY AGENCY COMPACT Article I. Findings and Declarations of Policy (a) It is found and declared that the waters of Lake Tahoe and other resources of the Lake Tahoe region are threatened with deterioration or degeneration, which may endanger the natural beauty and economic productivity of the region. (b) It is further declared that by virtue of the special conditions and circumstances of the natural ecology, developmental pattern, population distribution and human needs in the Lake Tahoe region, the region is experiencing problems of resource use and deficiencies of environmental control. (c) It is further found and declared that there is a need to maintain an equilibrium between the regionâs natural endowment and its manmade environment, to preserve the scenic beauty and recreational opportunities of the region, and it is recognized that for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency and governmental effectiveness of the region, it is imperative that there be established a governmental agency with power to acquire and hold property in the Tahoe region in accordance with a regional plan of resource conservation adopted by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. Article II. Definitions As used in this compact: (a) âRegion,â includes Lake Tahoe, the adjacent parts of the Counties of Douglas, Ormsby, and Washoe lying within the Tahoe Basin in the State of Nevada, and the adjacent parts of the Counties of Placer and El Dorado lying within the Tahoe Basin in the State of California, and that additional and adjacent part of the County of Placer outside of the Tahoe Basin in the State of California which lies southward and eastward of a line starting at the intersection of the basin crestline and the north boundary of Section 1, thence west to the northwest corner of Section 3, thence south to the intersection of the basin crestline and the west boundary of Section 10; all sections referring to Township 15, North, Range 16 East, M.D.B. & M. The region defined and described herein shall be as precisely delineated on official maps of the agency. (b) âAgencyâ means the Tahoe Conservancy Agency. (c) âGoverning bodyâ means the governing board of the Tahoe Conservancy Agency. Article III. Organization (a) There is created the Tahoe Conservancy Agency as a separate legal entity. The governing body of the agency shall be constituted as follows: Five members appointed from the public at large by the Governor of California and five members appointed from the public at large by the Governor of Nevada. Not more than four of the members shall be residents of the region. (b) The members of the agency shall serve without compensation, but the expenses of each member shall be met by the state which he represents in accordance with the law of that state. All other expenses incurred by the governing body in the course of exercising the powers conferred upon it by this compact unless met in some manner specifically provided, shall be paid by the agency out of its own funds. (c) The term of office of the members of the governing body shall be for four years. However, of the first members selected four shall be appointed to serve for four years, four shall be appointed to serve for three years, and two shall be appointed to serve for two years. (d) The governing body of the agency shall meet at least monthly. (e) The governing body shall elect from its own members a chairman and vice chairman, whose terms of office shall be two years, and who shall be subject to reelections; provided that a new chairman or vice chairman may be elected by the agency before the expiration of the two-year term for the fulfillment of that two-year term. (f) A majority of the members of the governing body shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the agency. A majority vote of the members of the governing body present sha
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