Whitewater Advisory Committee

(1) The Director shall appoint a Whitewater Advisory Committee. The Whitewater Advisory Committee shall consist of one member from the Appalachian Mountain Club, one member from Trout Unlimited, one member from New England FLOW, one member from American Whitewater, one member from the Deerfield River Watershed Association, one member from an area chamber of commerce, one representative from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, one representative from the Office of Law Enforcement, one representative from the Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, and as an ex-officio member, one from each of those Commercial Whitewater Outfitters and Commercial Tube Providers that hold a permit issued in accordance with 323 CMR 6.05. The Committee shall advise the Director on the administration of 323 CMR 6.00 except that ex-officio members from each Commercial Whitewater Outfitter or Commercial Tube Provider that holds a permit issued pursuant to 323 CMR 6.05 may not comment or advise the Director on the permit application of any other Commercial Whitewater Outfitter or Commercial Tube Provider.