the Secretary’s choice, shall select one State agency employee who is nominated pursuant to paragraph (3) from two of the States listed in each of the following four groups: (A) Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. (B) Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. (C) New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. (D) California, Oregon, and Washington. (2) Selection of different States If the Secretary determines that there is only one State listed in any of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1), that has an employee of a State agency with experience in the field of harmful algal blooms, the Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary’s choice, shall select two such employees from such State. (3) Nomination by Governor Not later than 60 days after the date on which the first individual is appointed to the Board pursuant to subsection (b), the Governor of each State listed in paragraph (1) may nominate up to two employees of a State agency with experience in the field of harmful algal blooms for purposes of the selection pursuant to paragraph (1). The Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary’s choice, may not select an employee from a State if the Governor of such State has failed to make a nomination pursuant to this paragraph. 4. Activities of Board (a) Competition establishment In carrying out the program, the Board may hold one or more competitions to award to eligible persons who apply for such competitions— (1) financial prizes, awarded in amounts determined by the Board before commencement of the competition, to winners of a competition based on criteria established by the Board