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Alternate legislative members appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Committee on Rules shall meet the same qualifications as the principal legislative members appointed to serve. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and shall not have the authority to designate an alternate in accordance with Article II of the compact. The gubernatorial appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. If any member appointed is the head of a department or agency of the Commonwealth, he may designate a subordinate officer or employee of his department or agency to serve in his stead as permitted by Article II A of the compact and in conformity with any applicable bylaws of the Board. All members may be reappointed for successive terms.\n\t\tLegislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12 and 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. The costs of compensation and expenses of the legislative members shall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. The nonlegislative citizen member of the Board shall receive such compensation and reimbursement for all his reasonable and necessary expenses in the performance of his duties as may be appropriated or made available for such purposes.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":311217,"text":"The Commonwealth’s representatives to the Southern States Energy Board shall be appointed in compliance with Article II of the Southern States Energy Compact as follows: three members of the House of Delegates, of whom two shall serve as alternates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate, of whom two shall serve as alternates, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Governor. Alternate legislative members appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Committee on Rules shall meet the same qualifications as the principal legislative members appointed to serve. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and shall not have the authority to designate an alternate in accordance with Article II of the compact. The gubernatorial appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. If any member appointed is the head of a department or agency of the Commonwealth, he may designate a subordinate officer or employee of his department or agency to serve in his stead as permitted by Article II A of the compact and in conformity with any applicable bylaws of the Board. All members may be reappointed for successive terms.\n\t\tLegislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12 and 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. The costs of compensation and expenses of the legislative members shall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. 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This law was first created in 1962. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 364 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 1962 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1966, chapter 677; in 1979, chapter 295; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 516<\/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":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":178035,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86925,"identifier":"2.2-5601","token":"2.2\/II\/C\/56\/2.2-5601","url":"\/2.2-5601\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5601\/","token":"2.2\/II\/C\/56\/2.2-5601","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment, term, compensation, and expenses of members of Southern States Energy Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5601","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commonwealth’s representatives to the Southern States Energy Board shall be appointed in compliance with Article II of the Southern States Energy Compact as follows: three members of the House of Delegates, of whom two shall serve as alternates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; three members of the Senate, of whom two shall serve as alternates, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one nonlegislative citizen member to be appointed by the Governor. Alternate legislative members appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate Committee on Rules shall meet the same qualifications as the principal legislative members appointed to serve. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and shall not have the authority to designate an alternate in accordance with Article II of the compact. The gubernatorial appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. If any member appointed is the head of a department or agency of the Commonwealth, he may designate a subordinate officer or employee of his department or agency to serve in his stead as permitted by Article II A of the compact and in conformity with any applicable bylaws of the Board. All members may be reappointed for successive terms.\n\t\tLegislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as provided in \u00a7 30-19.12<\/a> and 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>. The costs of compensation and expenses of the legislative members shall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. The nonlegislative citizen member of the Board shall receive such compensation and reimbursement for all his reasonable and necessary expenses in the performance of his duties as may be appropriated or made available for such purposes.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT, TERM, COMPENSATION, AND EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF SOUTHERN STATES\nENERGY BOARD (\u00a7 2.2-5601)\n\nThe Commonwealth’s representatives to the Southern States Energy Board\nshall be appointed in compliance with Article II of the Southern States Energy\nCompact as follows: three members of the House of Delegates, of whom two shall\nserve as alternates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;\nthree members of the Senate, of whom two shall serve as alternates, to be\nappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and one nonlegislative citizen\nmember to be appointed by the Governor. Alternate legislative members appointed\nby the Speaker of the House and the Senate Committee on Rules shall meet the\nsame qualifications as the principal legislative members appointed to serve.\nLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and\nshall not have the authority to designate an alternate in accordance with\nArticle II of the compact. The gubernatorial appointee shall serve at the\npleasure of the Governor. If any member appointed is the head of a department or\nagency of the Commonwealth, he may designate a subordinate officer or employee\nof his department or agency to serve in his stead as permitted by Article II A\nof the compact and in conformity with any applicable bylaws of the Board. All\nmembers may be reappointed for successive terms.\n\t\tLegislative members of the Board shall receive such compensation as provided\nin \u00a7 30-19.12 and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses\nincurred in the performance of their duties as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 2.2-2813 and\n2.2-2825. The costs of compensation and expenses of the legislative members\nshall be paid from appropriations to the Virginia Commission on\nIntergovernmental Cooperation for the attendance of conferences. The\nnonlegislative citizen member of the Board shall receive such compensation and\nreimbursement for all his reasonable and necessary expenses in the performance\nof his duties as may be appropriated or made available for such purposes.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 364, \u00a7 2-307; 1966, c. 677, \u00a7 2.1-337; 1979, c. 295; 2001,\nc. 844; 2003, c. 885; 2004, c. 1000; 2014, c. 516.","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}}