Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 180-5. Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries (Adm. Code § 475)

(a) The Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries shall consist of nine members, four to be appointed by the Governor; by and with the advice and consent of a majority of the members of the Senate; two of whom shall be appointed from among the residents of Delaware County; one of whom shall be appointed from among residents of Bucks County; and one of whom shall be appointed from among the residents of Philadelphia County; two to be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; one to be the Secretary of Environmental Resources or his designee, who shall serve ex officio, one to be the Secretary of Commerce or his designee, who shall be chairman; and one of whom shall be the Director of Commerce of the City of Philadelphia, who shall serve ex officio. The principal office of the commission shall be in the City of Philadelphia.

(b) The members of the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries, hereinafter referred to as the commissioners, shall be appointed initially, two by the Governor and one by the Mayor for a term of two years and two by the Governor and one by the Mayor for a term of four years, and shall hold office for a term of four years thereafter, and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and may be eligible for reappointment to office. They shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses. A majority of the commissioners, appointed by the Governor and the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(c) The commission shall have a secretary and such clerks as may be necessary to keep accurate minutes and entries of all orders, regulations, and transactions of the said commissioners, in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; and the said minutes and entries shall be submitted to the inspection of any person or persons who shall desire to see and peruse the same; and the said commissioners shall give true copies of all such entries or minutes, made in the said book or books as may be required, to such person or persons as shall demand the same, he or they paying to the said commissioners one cent per line for each copy thereof. The commissioners may also have, if the Secretary of Commerce approve, a civil engineer, and such other employes as are necessary to the proper transaction of the business of the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries. The said commissioners shall have authority to maintain adequate offices and a meeting room.

The Secretary of Commerce shall appoint the secretary and all employes of the commission, whose salaries shall be fixed as provided by law.