Effective January 1, 2020, the Board of County Commissioners shall appoint a Conservation Futures Program Advisory Board to implement the provisions of this chapter. The Advisory Board shall recommend to the Board of County Commissioners criteria for selection of the projects to be funded. The Advisory Board shall also make annual or more frequent recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners for projects to be funded as part of the conservation futures program and shall develop strategic, long-term plans for the program. All recommendations of the Program Advisory Board shall be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.

The Advisory Board shall consist of five voting members, with one voting member from each of the respective County Commissioner Districts and two at-large members, with expertise and experience in the areas of farming and agriculture, family forestry, or natural resource conservation. Nonvoting ex officio members include the North Olympic Land Trust Director or designee, the Clallam Conservation District Director or designee, the Clallam County Habitat Biologist or designee, the WSU Extension Agent, and representatives from one or more tribal governments. Terms of the Advisory Board members shall be limited to four years. Initial terms shall be staggered so that no more than 33 percent of the board members’ terms shall expire in any year.