NEEA’s Natural Gas Advisory Committee’s (“Committee” or “NGAC”) purpose is to support the alliance in achieving its Purpose and Mission by advising on NEEA’s gas program portfolio, including a formal vote for program advancement at three key points in NEEA’s Initiative Lifecycle, consistent with the goals and objectives of NEEA’s current Business Plan and annual Operations Plan.

The Committee is authorized to take actions and make recommendations necessary to fulfill the Responsibilities delegated to it pursuant to this Natural Gas Advisory Committee Charter (“Charter”) by NEEA’s Board of Directors (“Board”) as provided by NEEA’s Bylaws. The Committee is a leadership-advisory committee, with a formal voting function that is used to advise NEEA’s Executive Director on portfolio management. As such, Committee members have significant influence on alliance work and are expected to be sufficiently resourced to perform this function.