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This law was first created in 1979. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 433 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 745; in 1984, chapter 750; in 1985, chapter 448; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1989, chapter 656.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143479,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55851,"identifier":"10.1-1001","token":"10.1\/I\/10\/10.1-1001","url":"\/10.1-1001\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1001\/","token":"10.1\/I\/10\/10.1-1001","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cave Board; qualifications; officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1001","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Cave<\/span> Board<\/span> is continued within the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation and shall consist of the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of Historic Resources, or his designee, serving in an ex officio capacity and eleven citizens of Virginia appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. Appointments shall be made on the basis of activity and knowledge in the conservation, exploration, study and management of caves<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Cave<\/span> Board<\/span> shall meet at least three times a year. Six members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Board<\/span> shall annually elect a chairman, vice-chairman and recording secretary and such other officers as the Board<\/span> deems necessary. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCAVE BOARD; QUALIFICATIONS; OFFICERS (\u00a7 10.1-1001)\n\nA. The Cave Board is continued within the Department of Conservation and\nRecreation and shall consist of the Director of the Department of Historic\nResources, or his designee, serving in an ex officio capacity and eleven\ncitizens of Virginia appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. Appointments\nshall be made on the basis of activity and knowledge in the conservation,\nexploration, study and management of caves.\n\nB. The Cave Board shall meet at least three times a year. Six members shall\nconstitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Board shall annually\nelect a chairman, vice-chairman and recording secretary and such other officers\nas the Board deems necessary.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 433, \u00a7\u00a7 9-152.1, 9-152.2; 1980, c. 745; 1984, c. 750; 1985,\nc. 448; 1988, c. 891; 1989, c. 656.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}