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The Council shall be composed of one representative of each of the destination marketing organizations (DMOs) located in the Blue Ridge region and the President of the Virginia Tourism Authority.B\n\nThe Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members. The Council shall meet at least four times a year at such dates and times as they determine.C\n\nFor the purposes of this article, the “Blue Ridge” region shall include the Counties of Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Highland, Montgomery, Nelson, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, and Wythe and the Cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington, Lynchburg, Radford, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, and Waynesboro.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222575,"text":"The Blue Ridge Regional Tourism Council (the Council) is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 330 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 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1996, chapters 590<\/a> and 598<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 861<\/a>; in 2016, chapters 164<\/a> and 312<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60305,"section_number":"2.2-2100","catch_line":"Classification of executive branch boards, commissions and councils","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":175443,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60874,"identifier":"2.2-2609","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/4\/2.2-2609","url":"\/2.2-2609\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-2609\/","token":"2.2\/I\/D\/26\/4\/2.2-2609","dublin_core":{"Title":"Blue Ridge Regional Tourism Council; membership; meetings; Blue Ridge defined","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-2609","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Blue Ridge<\/span> Regional Tourism Council (the Council) is established as an advisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100<\/a>, in the executive branch of state government. The Council shall be composed of one representative of each of the destination marketing organizations (DMOs) located in the Blue Ridge<\/span> region and the President of the Virginia Tourism Authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its members. The Council shall meet at least four times a year at such dates and times as they determine. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For the purposes of this article, the “Blue Ridge<\/span>” region shall include the Counties of Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Highland, Montgomery, Nelson, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, and Wythe and the Cities of Buena Vista, Covington, Lexington, Lynchburg, Radford, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, and Waynesboro. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBLUE RIDGE REGIONAL TOURISM COUNCIL; MEMBERSHIP; MEETINGS; BLUE RIDGE DEFINED\n(\u00a7 2.2-2609)\n\nA. The Blue Ridge Regional Tourism Council (the Council) is established as an\nadvisory council, within the meaning of § 2.2-2100, in the executive branch\nof state government. The Council shall be composed of one representative of each\nof the destination marketing organizations (DMOs) located in the Blue Ridge\nregion and the President of the Virginia Tourism Authority.\n\nB. The Council shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its\nmembers. The Council shall meet at least four times a year at such dates and\ntimes as they determine.\n\nC. For the purposes of this article, the “Blue Ridge” region shall\ninclude the Counties of Alleghany, Amherst, Appomattox, Augusta, Bath, Bedford,\nBland, Botetourt, Campbell, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Highland, Montgomery,\nNelson, Pulaski, Roanoke, Rockbridge, and Wythe and the Cities of Buena Vista,\nCovington, Lexington, Lynchburg, Radford, Roanoke, Salem, Staunton, and\nWaynesboro.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 330, \u00a7\u00a7 9-145.39:1, 9-145.39:2; 1996, cc. 590, 598; 2001, c.\n844; 2006, c. 861; 2016, cc. 164, 312.","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}}