advisory and coordinating committees

advisory and coordinating committees Sec. 203. (a) The Administrator is authorized to establish such advisory and coordinating committees composed of representatives of State and local governments, Federal agencies, other Government agencies, and such private organizations and persons as may be necessary or helpful to obtain the maximum amount of cooperation and correlation of effort, in order that a coordinated system of transportation be developed for the National Capital region. These advisory and coordinating committees shall consider problems referred to them by the Administrator and shall make recommendations to the Administrator concerning the activities of the Agency as they affect transit, traffic, and highway conditions, and other matters of mutual interest to the Agency and to the Government agencies, organizations, and persons represented on the advisory and coordinating committees. (b) The advisory and coordinating committees shall serve the Agency solely in an advisory capacity. Members of such committees shall serve thereon without additional compensation. Members who are not representatives of an agency of the United States may receive travel expenses as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 2, 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 73b–2), for persons serving without compensation.