(1) Regular meetings of the board of natural resources shall be held on the first Tuesday of every month except August. If a regular meeting falls on a holiday or the day after a holiday, such regular meeting shall be held on the next business day. A schedule of meetings will be published in the Washington State Register in January of each year. Changes to the schedule will be published in the Washington State Register pursuant to RCW 42.30.075. Special meetings may be held pursuant to RCW 42.30.080. Any person may obtain information about locations and meeting times by contacting the Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 47001, Olympia, Washington 98504-7001. The public is invited to attend and comment at all meetings.

(2) Members of the board of natural resources may participate by telephone or other means of remote access in any regular or special meeting so long as a ((speaker phone is available at the public meeting location. To assure that all discussions comply with RCW 42.30.030,))board discussion can be heard by those attending the public meeting and the members can hear what is stated in the meeting. If more than one board member is participating by telephone or other means of remote access, then each such board member shall ((use a separate telephone line or a separate telephone. If other electronic means of attending meetings from remote locations are available, board members may employ these means so long as board discussion can be heard by those attending the public meeting consistent with the Open Public Meetings Act RCW 42.30))join the meeting separately, such as by a separate telephone or electronic meeting link. Board members participating by telephone or other ((electronic)) means of remote access may vote on any matter and shall be considered as part of the quorum.