Section 21. There shall be in the department of the state secretary, but in no way subject to his control, a commission on interstate co-operation, in this and the four following sections called the commission. The commission shall consist of nine members of the general court, of whom three shall be members of the senate designated by the president thereof and six shall be members of the house of representatives designated by the speaker thereof, one of the commissioners on uniform state laws designated by said commissioners, the director of the division of planning of the department of commerce, and four persons, who may be state officials, appointed by the governor. Members appointed by the governor shall serve at his pleasure. Each member of the senate or house of representatives designated as a member of the commission shall hold office for the term of four years, unless, prior to the expiration of such term, he shall cease to be a member of said senate or house of representatives; and, in any such event, the resulting vacancy shall be filled by designation, for the remainder of the unexpired term, made in the same manner as an original designation. The chairman and the vice-chairman of the commission shall be elected by the commission. The members of the commission shall serve without compensation but shall be paid their necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The written approval by the chairman or vice-chairman and four other members of the commission of bills or vouchers for necessary expenses incurred by the commission shall be sufficient to authorize the comptroller to certify such bills or vouchers. The commission may employ a secretary and such other assistants, including technical experts, as may be required in the performance of its duties.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 9 - Department of the State Secretary
Section 1 - State Secretary; Duties; Bond; Salary; Other Sources of Income
Section 2 - Deputies; Assistants; Civil Service
Section 2b - Annual Personnel Report
Section 2c - Funding for Archives Museum
Section 3 - Deputies; Power to Act in Absence of Secretary
Section 4 - Supervisor of Public Records
Section 4a - Acts, Resolves and Constitutional Amendments; Publication
Section 4b - Pamphlet Edition of Laws; Distribution of Copies of Individual Laws
Section 4c - Cumulative Table of Changes in General Statutes
Section 4d - Distribution of Printed Copies of Official Reports
Section 4e - Reports of War Veterans' Organizations
Section 4f - Distribution of Judicial Decisions and General Laws to Cities and Towns
Section 4g - Subsequent Distribution to City or Town; Insurance
Section 4h - Distribution of Laws and Documents to Members of General Court
Section 5 - Traveling, Clerical and Other Expenses of Supervisor
Section 8 - Information Available to Federal Census Authorities
Section 9a - Local Election Districts Review Commission; Membership; Compensation; Duties
Section 10a - Administration and Enforcement of Chapter 110a; Staff
Section 11 - Great Seal; Custody; Certified Copies of Records as Evidence
Section 12 - Books and Records of Maine Lands; Custody
Section 13 - Stereotype and Other Plates; Custody and Disposition
Section 15 - Justices and Notaries; Notice of Expiration of Commissions
Section 15a - Justices and Notaries; Acting After Expiration of Commission; Validation Certificate
Section 16 - Annual List of Designated Justices of the Peace
Section 19 - Destruction or Sale of Documents of No Value; Reproduction of Records of Corporations.
Section 20a - Central Register of Contracting Opportunities Offered by Governmental Agencies
Section 21 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Membership; Term
Section 22 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Committees and Advisory Boards; Rules
Section 23 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Primary Function; Powers and Duties
Section 24 - Commission on Interstate Cooperation; Reporting
Section 26 - Massachusetts Historical Commission; Establishment
Section 26b - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 26a, 26c, and 27 to 27c
Section 26c - State Register of Historic Places
Section 26d - Property Listings; Regulations
Section 27b - Federal Historic Preservation Act; Surveys and Plans; Custody and Expenditure of Funds
Section 27c - Projects; Notice; Adverse Effect; Review
Section 27d - Historic Homesteads
Section 28 - Portraits and Art Objects in State House; Photographs
Section 29 - State Ballot Law Commission; Records Conservation Board