TITLE 67

STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS

CHAPTER 89

IDAHO ENERGY RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT

67-8905.  Directors — Terms of office — Appointment — Filling vacancies and removal. (1) The powers of the authority shall be vested in a board of seven (7) directors to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate.

(2)  In making appointments, the governor shall endeavor to appoint individuals with direct professional experience and demonstrated knowledge in the electric utility industry. In addition to representatives of investor-owned, electric cooperative or municipal utilities, the governor may also appoint individuals with expertise in fields related to the functions of the authority such as engineering, banking, finance, economics and law.

(3)  The directors shall serve five (5) year terms. Each director shall hold office for the term of his appointment and until his successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Each director shall be eligible for reappointment but no director may serve more than two (2) consecutive terms.

(4)  The governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of any unexpired term.

(5)  Any director may be removed by the governor for malfeasance or willful neglect of duty or other cause.

History:

[67-8905, added 2005, ch. 53, sec. 1, p. 194; am. 2023, ch. 24, sec. 3, p. 136.]