section 10
Constitution of State Authority
The Compensatory Afforestation Act, 2016Environmental201633 sections
Statutory text
- (1) With efTect from such date as the Central Government may, by notilication in the Official Gazette, appoint in this behalf, there shall be constituted a State Authority lo be called the "State Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority" in each State.
- (2) The Central Government may, if so desires, appoint different dates for constitution of State Authority in each of the States.
- (3) The State Authority constituted in a State shall be responsible for the management of the State Fund of such State and its utilisation for the purposes of the Act.
- (4) The State Authority shall consist ofa governing body and shall be assisted by a steering committee and an executive committee.
- (5) The governing body of a State Authority shall consist of the following, namely:-(i) Chief Minister of the State and in case of a Union territory having no legislature, the Lieutenant Governor or the Administrator, as the case may be- Chairperson, ex officio;(ii) Minister of Forests-Member, ex officio;(iii) Chief Secretary-Member, ex officio;(iv) Principal Secretaries of the Departments dealing with Environment, Finance, Planning, Rural Development, Revenue, Agriculture, Tribal Development, Panchayali Raj, Science and Technology-Members, ex officio;(v) Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force)-Member, ex officio;(vi) Chief Wildlife Warden- Member, ex officio;
- (6) Principal Secretary in-charge or the r-orcsl Department in a Stale shall be Member Secretary of'the Stale Authority in such Stale.
- (7) The State Government shall appoint an ofticcr of the rank not below the _rank or a Chief Conservator of Forests as the Chief Executive Officer of the Stale Aulhonly who shall be the Member-Secretary of the steering committee and the executive committee of the State Authority.
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