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Nonlegislative citizen members of the Authority shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of five years. Vacancies in the membership of the Board shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as original appointments are made. All members may be reappointed.\n\t\tImmediately after appointment, the directors shall enter upon the performance of their duties. The Board shall annually elect a chairman and vice-chairman from its members, and shall also elect annually a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the Board. The Board may also elect other subordinate officers who may or may not be members of the Board, as it deems proper. Seven directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Authority, and no vacancy in the membership of the Board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Authority. The Board may employ an executive director to direct the day-to-day activities of the Authority and carry out the powers and duties delegated to him. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The executive director and employees of the Authority shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Board and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (\u00a7 2.2-2900 et seq.).\n\t\tLegislative members of the Authority shall receive such compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266876,"text":"The Authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of 19 members who shall be appointed as follows: two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; and 13 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, upon consideration of the recommendation of the River Foundation, if any, and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Authority shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of five years. Vacancies in the membership of the Board shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as original appointments are made. All members may be reappointed.\n\t\tImmediately after appointment, the directors shall enter upon the performance of their duties. The Board shall annually elect a chairman and vice-chairman from its members, and shall also elect annually a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the Board. The Board may also elect other subordinate officers who may or may not be members of the Board, as it deems proper. Seven directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Authority, and no vacancy in the membership of the Board shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Authority. The Board may employ an executive director to direct the day-to-day activities of the Authority and carry out the powers and duties delegated to him. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The executive director and employees of the Authority shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Board and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (\u00a7 2.2-2900 et seq.).\n\t\tLegislative members of the Authority shall receive such compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. 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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 360 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 1986 \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 1988, chapter 891; in 1989, chapter 226; in 1990, chapter 210; in 2005, chapter 768<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 22<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71377,"section_number":"2.2-2813","catch_line":"Definitions; compensation and expense payments from state funds for service on collegial bodies","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2813\/"},{"id":73173,"section_number":"2.2-2825","catch_line":"Reimbursement for certain travel expenditures; restrictions on reimbursement","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2825\/"},{"id":65778,"section_number":"2.2-2900","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2900\/"},{"id":81066,"section_number":"30-19.12","catch_line":"Compensation of members of the General Assembly and certain commissions engaged in legislative services","order_by":null,"url":"\/30-19.12\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146557,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74219,"identifier":"10.1-1602","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1602","url":"\/10.1-1602\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1602\/","token":"10.1\/II\/16\/10.1-1602","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board of directors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1602","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Authority<\/span> shall be governed by a board<\/span> of directors consisting of 19 members who shall be appointed as follows: two members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; and 13 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, upon consideration of the recommendation of the River Foundation, if any, and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Authority<\/span> shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of five years. Vacancies in the membership of the Board<\/span> shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as original appointments are made. All members may be reappointed.\n\t\tImmediately after appointment, the directors shall enter upon the performance of their duties. The Board<\/span> shall annually elect a chairman and vice-chairman from its members, and shall also elect annually a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the Board<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may also elect other subordinate officers who may or may not be members of the Board<\/span>, as it deems proper. Seven directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Authority<\/span>, and no vacancy in the membership of the Board<\/span> shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Authority<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may employ an executive director to direct the day-to-day activities of the Authority<\/span> and carry out the powers and duties delegated to him. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board<\/span>. The executive director and employees of the Authority<\/span> shall be compensated in the manner provided by the Board<\/span> and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act (\u00a7 2.2-2900<\/a> et seq.).\n\t\tLegislative members of the Authority<\/span> shall receive such compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12<\/a>, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation for the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7 2.2-2813<\/a>. All members shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. Funding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD OF DIRECTORS (\u00a7 10.1-1602)\n\nThe Authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of 19 members\nwho shall be appointed as follows: two members of the Senate to be appointed by\nthe Senate Committee on Rules; four members of the House of Delegates to be\nappointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the\nprinciples of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of\nDelegates; and 13 nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the\nGovernor, upon consideration of the recommendation of the River Foundation, if\nany, and subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. Nonlegislative citizen\nmembers of the Authority shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\t\tLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.\nAfter the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be\nappointed for a term of five years. Vacancies in the membership of the Board\nshall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as\noriginal appointments are made. All members may be reappointed.\n\t\tImmediately after appointment, the directors shall enter upon the performance\nof their duties. The Board shall annually elect a chairman and vice-chairman\nfrom its members, and shall also elect annually a secretary, who may or may not\nbe a member of the Board. The Board may also elect other subordinate officers\nwho may or may not be members of the Board, as it deems proper. Seven directors\nshall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Authority,\nand no vacancy in the membership of the Board shall impair the right of a quorum\nto exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Authority. The\nBoard may employ an executive director to direct the day-to-day activities of\nthe Authority and carry out the powers and duties delegated to him. The\nexecutive director shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. The executive\ndirector and employees of the Authority shall be compensated in the manner\nprovided by the Board and shall not be subject to the provisions of the Virginia\nPersonnel Act (\u00a7 2.2-2900 et seq.).\n\t\tLegislative members of the Authority shall receive such compensation as\nprovided in \u00a7 30-19.12, and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such\ncompensation for the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7 2.2-2813. All\nmembers shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred\nin the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\nFunding for the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be\nprovided by the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 360, \u00a7 10-158.4; 1988, c. 891; 1989, c. 226; 1990, c. 210;\n2005, c. 768; 2006, c. 22.","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}}