Members shall be compensated in accordance with RCW
43.03.250 and shall be entitled to travel expenses in accordance with RCW
43.03.050 and
43.03.060 incurred in the discharge of their duties.
The commission shall keep a record of its official actions, shall adopt a seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and may perform such acts, hold such public hearings, and adopt such rules as may be necessary for the execution of its functions under chapter 184, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. The state department of ecology is empowered to pay the travel expenses of the elected and appointed members of the state conservation commission, and the salaries, wages and other expenses of such administrative officers or other employees as may be required under the provisions of this chapter.