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The Board shall consist of nine nonlegislative citizen members and one ex officio member with nonvoting privileges. The Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or his designee shall be a nonvoting ex officio member of the Board. Three nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor as at-large members, of whom at least two members shall have a demonstrated interest in natural resource conservation with a background or knowledge in dam safety, soil conservation, or water quality protection. Additionally, four nonlegislative citizen members shall be farmers at the time of their appointment and two nonlegislative citizen members shall be farmers or district directors. Each of the six nonlegislative members who is a farmer or district director shall be a resident of a different one of the six geographic areas represented in the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of two qualified nominees for each vacancy jointly submitted by the Board and the Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in consultation with the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and the Virginia Agribusiness Council. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. All appointed members shall not serve more than two consecutive full terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner as the original appointments, except that such appointments shall be for the unexpired terms only. The Board may invite the Virginia State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, to serve as an advisory nonvoting member. 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Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner as the original appointments, except that such appointments shall be for the unexpired terms only. The Board may invite the Virginia State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, to serve as an advisory nonvoting member. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 16 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 1954, chapter 670; in 1956, chapter 654; in 1960, chapter 208; in 1964, chapter 512; in 1968, chapter 149; in 1970, chapter 480; in 1984, chapter 750; in 1985, chapter 448; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1989, chapter 656; in 1991, chapter 188; in 1992, chapter 121; in 2003, chapter 128<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 102<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 213<\/a> and 228<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 756<\/a> and 793<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86266,"section_number":"10.1-616","catch_line":"Notice and hearing on petition; determination of need for district and defining boundaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-616\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":144003,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81801,"identifier":"10.1-502","token":"10.1\/I\/5\/2\/10.1-502","url":"\/10.1-502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-502\/","token":"10.1\/I\/5\/2\/10.1-502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Soil and Water Conservation Board; composition","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board<\/span> is continued and shall perform the functions conferred upon it in this chapter. The Board<\/span> shall consist of nine nonlegislative citizen members and one ex officio member with nonvoting privileges<\/span>. The Director of the Department<\/span> of Conservation and Recreation or his designee shall be a nonvoting ex officio member of the Board<\/span>. Three nonlegislative citizen members of the Board<\/span> shall be appointed by the Governor as at-large members, of whom at least two members shall have a demonstrated interest in natural resource conservation with a background or knowledge in dam safety, soil conservation, or water quality protection. Additionally, four nonlegislative citizen members shall be farmers at the time of their appointment and two nonlegislative citizen members shall be farmers or district directors<\/span>. Each of the six nonlegislative members who is a farmer or district director<\/span> shall be a resident of a different one of the six geographic areas represented in the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts<\/span> and shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of two qualified nominees for each vacancy jointly submitted by the Board<\/span> and the Board<\/span> of Directors of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts<\/span> in consultation with the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and the Virginia Agribusiness Council. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. All appointed members shall not serve more than two consecutive full terms. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner as the original appointments, except that such appointments shall be for the unexpired terms only. The Board<\/span> may invite the Virginia State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, to serve as an advisory nonvoting member. The Board<\/span> shall keep a record of its official actions and adopt a seal and may perform acts, hold public hearings<\/span>, and adopt regulations necessary for the execution of its functions under this chapter.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD; COMPOSITION (\u00a7 10.1-502)\n\nThe Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board is continued and shall perform\nthe functions conferred upon it in this chapter. The Board shall consist of nine\nnonlegislative citizen members and one ex officio member with nonvoting\nprivileges. The Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or his\ndesignee shall be a nonvoting ex officio member of the Board. Three\nnonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor\nas at-large members, of whom at least two members shall have a demonstrated\ninterest in natural resource conservation with a background or knowledge in dam\nsafety, soil conservation, or water quality protection. Additionally, four\nnonlegislative citizen members shall be farmers at the time of their appointment\nand two nonlegislative citizen members shall be farmers or district directors.\nEach of the six nonlegislative members who is a farmer or district director\nshall be a resident of a different one of the six geographic areas represented\nin the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and shall\nbe appointed by the Governor from a list of two qualified nominees for each\nvacancy jointly submitted by the Board and the Board of Directors of the\nVirginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts in consultation\nwith the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and the Virginia Agribusiness Council.\nNonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years. All\nappointed members shall not serve more than two consecutive full terms.\nAppointments to fill vacancies shall be made in the same manner as the original\nappointments, except that such appointments shall be for the unexpired terms\nonly. The Board may invite the Virginia State Conservationist, Natural Resources\nConservation Service, to serve as an advisory nonvoting member. The Board shall\nkeep a record of its official actions and adopt a seal and may perform acts,\nhold public hearings, and adopt regulations necessary for the execution of its\nfunctions under this chapter.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 21-6; 1950, p. 77; 1954, c. 670; 1956, c. 654; 1960, c.\n208; 1964, c. 512; 1968, c. 149; 1970, c. 480; 1984, c. 750; 1985, c. 448; 1988,\nc. 891; 1989, c. 656; 1991, c. 188; 1992, c. 121; 2003, c. 128; 2005, c. 102;\n2011, cc. 213, 228; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 43, 44.","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}}