Sec. 3. The commission consists of the following members:

(1) The following voting members:

(A) The mayor of East Chicago.

(B) The mayor of Gary.

(C) The mayor of Hammond.

(D) The mayor of Michigan City.

(E) The mayor of Portage.

(F) The mayor of Whiting.

(G) Two (2) members, each representing and appointed by a different steel company that owns land abutting Lake Michigan with a continuous shoreline of not less than one (1) mile.

(H) One (1) member to represent and to be appointed by a company that:

(i) is not a steel company; and

(ii) owns land abutting Lake Michigan with a continuous shoreline of not less than three-tenths (0.3) mile.

(I) One (1) member appointed jointly by the executives of the following municipalities:

(i) Beverly Shores.

(ii) Dune Acres.

(iii) Ogden Dunes.

(J) One (1) member appointed jointly by the executives of the following municipalities:

(i) Burns Harbor.

(ii) Chesterton.

(iii) Porter.

(K) One (1) member appointed by a public utility that owns real property that:

(i) is located in the counties contiguous to Lake Michigan; and

(ii) has a total assessed value that exceeds the total assessed value of real property in the counties contiguous to Lake Michigan that is owned by any other public utility.

(L) Two (2) members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives who:

(i) are members of the house of representatives;

(ii) represent house districts that have territory within the corridor; and

(iii) are not affiliated with the same political party.

If the requirement under item (iii) cannot be satisfied, the speaker may disregard the requirement under item (iii) when appointing members under this clause.

(M) Two (2) members appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate who:

(i) are members of the senate;

(ii) represent senate districts that have territory within the corridor; and

(iii) are not affiliated with the same political party.

If the requirement under item (iii) cannot be satisfied, the president pro tempore may disregard the requirement under item (iii) when appointing members under this clause.

(2) The following nonvoting members:

(A) One (1) member to represent the department of environmental management, appointed by the governor.

(B) One (1) member to represent the department of natural resources, appointed by the governor.

(C) One (1) member to represent the Indiana department of transportation, appointed by the governor.

(D) One (1) member appointed by the executive of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

(E) The port director of the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor.

(F) One (1) member appointed by the Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

(G) One (1) member appointed by the LaPorte County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

(H) One (1) member appointed by the Porter County Convention Recreation and Visitor Commission.

As added by P.L.31-2001, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.33-2008, SEC.2; P.L.159-2011, SEC.48; P.L.197-2011, SEC.129; P.L.6-2012, SEC.243.