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The Council shall advise the Commission on issues relating to the management of ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands, and shall advise the Commission on the development of the management plan prepared pursuant to § 28.2-1504.B\n\nThe Council shall consist of six members appointed by the Governor, who shall be residents of a county in which there are ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands, and who shall represent tourism and commerce, traditional uses of shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands, and conservation interests; however, if any private person or entity owns more than fifty percent of the land area of the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore that are privately owned, such person or entity shall be one of such members. In appointing these members, the Governor shall consider recommendations submitted by the boards of supervisors of counties in which the Commission is managing the largest portions of the ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands. The Council shall also include (i) the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or his designee, (ii) the Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources or his designee, and (iii) the Commissioner or his designee.C\n\nThe term of office of each appointed member shall be for three years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made to fill the unexpired term.D\n\nMembers shall receive no compensation for their services but shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses.E\n\nThe Council shall meet at the call of the Commissioner or at least once per year.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310538,"text":"There is hereby created the Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory Council. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 850<\/a> 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. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 958<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":66330,"section_number":"28.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/28.2-1500\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":192217,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86704,"identifier":"28.2-1505","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/2\/28.2-1505","url":"\/28.2-1505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-1505\/","token":"28.2\/III\/15\/2\/28.2-1505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory Council established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-1505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby created the Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory Council<\/span>. The Council shall advise the Commission<\/span> on issues<\/span> relating to the management of ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh and meadowlands, and shall advise the Commission<\/span> on the development of the management plan prepared pursuant to § 28.2-1504<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Council shall consist of six members appointed by the Governor, who shall be residents of a county in which there are ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowlands<\/span>, and who shall represent tourism and commerce, traditional uses of shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh and meadowlands, and conservation interests; however, if any private person or entity owns more than fifty percent of the land area of the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore that are privately owned, such person or entity shall be one of such members. In appointing these members, the Governor shall consider recommendations submitted by the boards of supervisors of counties in which the Commission<\/span> is managing the largest portions of the ungranted shores of the sea<\/span>, marsh or meadowlands<\/span>. The Council shall also include (i) the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or his designee, (ii) the Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources or his designee, and (iii) the Commissioner<\/span> or his designee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The term of office of each appointed member shall be for three years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made to fill the unexpired term. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall receive reimbursement for actual expenses. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Council shall meet at the call of the Commissioner<\/span> or at least once per year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA COASTAL LAND MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED (\u00a7 28.2-1505)\n\nA. There is hereby created the Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory\nCouncil. The Council shall advise the Commission on issues relating to the\nmanagement of ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands, and shall\nadvise the Commission on the development of the management plan prepared\npursuant to § 28.2-1504.\n\nB. The Council shall consist of six members appointed by the Governor, who shall\nbe residents of a county in which there are ungranted shores of the sea, marsh\nor meadowlands, and who shall represent tourism and commerce, traditional uses\nof shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands, and conservation interests;\nhowever, if any private person or entity owns more than fifty percent of the\nland area of the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore that are privately owned,\nsuch person or entity shall be one of such members. In appointing these members,\nthe Governor shall consider recommendations submitted by the boards of\nsupervisors of counties in which the Commission is managing the largest portions\nof the ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands. The Council shall also\ninclude (i) the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation or his\ndesignee, (ii) the Director of the Department of Wildlife Resources or his\ndesignee, and (iii) the Commissioner or his designee.\n\nC. The term of office of each appointed member shall be for three years.\nAppointments to fill vacancies shall be made to fill the unexpired term.\n\nD. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall receive\nreimbursement for actual expenses.\n\nE. The Council shall meet at the call of the Commissioner or at least once per\nyear.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 850; 2020, c. 958.","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}}