(a) Establishment.-- There is hereby established the Agricultural Law Resource and Reference Center Board of Directors.(b) Members.-- The board shall consist of the Secretary of Agriculture who shall serve as the chair the Dean of the Dickinson School of Law and the Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University who shall serve as the executive committee of the board. The board shall also consist of the chairman and the minority chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senate or their designees and the chairman and the minority chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives or their designees; two members of the Board of Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University who serve by virtue of election; and the vice president who serves as director for cooperative extension at the pennsylvania state university. In addition, the board shall include the following members who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) Three representatives of production agriculture, one of whom must be a direct marketer.(2) One agricultural processor.(3) One representative of an agribusiness who must have experience with producer contracts.(4) One attorney with expertise in agricultural law.(c) Powers and duties:(1) The board shall have the power and it shall be its duty to govern and direct all operations and activities of the center in order to accomplish the intent and purpose of this act and to perform the duties bestowed upon the center by this act.(2) The executive committee of the board shall, within one year, recommend to the full board for their approval an executive director for the center whose duty shall be to manage and operate the center in such manner as prescribed by the board and this act.(3) The board is authorized to solicit and accept on behalf of the center contributions, including money, tangible and intangible property, endowments and other items of value, from governmental entities, businesses, individuals and charitable and academic institutions. The board is further authorized to seek and solicit independent research funding.(d) Meetings.-- The board shall meet at least every four months or more frequently if it deems necessary.(e) Expenses.-- The members of the board shall serve without salary or compensation but shall be entitled to expenses which are reasonable and necessary to the performance of their duties.1998, Jan. 29, P.L. 41, No. 11, § 7, imd. effective.