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The Commission shall consist of 15 members to be appointed as follows: the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; seven members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four members of the Senate appointed by the Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, who shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.B\n\nLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and may be reappointed to successive terms. Gubernatorial appointees shall serve for terms of four years and may succeed themselves, but vacancies during their terms shall be filled only for the unexpired portion of the term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.C\n\nThe members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman.D\n\nCommission members shall be compensated as provided in § 30-19.12, and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Commission from existing appropriations to the Commission.E\n\nAdministrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate or the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates as may be appropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis and other services as requested by the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist the Commission upon request.F\n\nA majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of members so request.G\n\nNo recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of House members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198108,"text":"The State Water Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 122 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/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":199863,"object_type":"law","relational_id":53947,"identifier":"30-186","token":"30\/24\/30-186","url":"\/30-186\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-186\/","token":"30\/24\/30-186","dublin_core":{"Title":"State Water Commission; membership; terms; compensation and expenses; staff; quorum; voting on recommendations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-186","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The State Water Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The Commission shall consist of 15 members to be appointed as follows: the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; seven members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four members of the Senate appointed by the Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor, who shall be citizens of the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and may be reappointed to successive terms. Gubernatorial appointees shall serve for terms of four years and may succeed themselves, but vacancies during their terms shall be filled only for the unexpired portion of the term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Commission members shall be compensated as provided in § 30-19.12<\/a>, and shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813<\/a> and 2.2-2825<\/a>. Funding for the compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Commission from existing appropriations to the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of the Senate or the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates as may be appropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis and other services as requested by the Commission. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall assist the Commission upon request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of House members appointed to the Commission (i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATE WATER COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES; STAFF;\nQUORUM; VOTING ON RECOMMENDATIONS (\u00a7 30-186)\n\nA. The State Water Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative\nbranch of state government. The Commission shall consist of 15 members to be\nappointed as follows: the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture,\nChesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture,\nConservation and Natural Resources; seven members of the House of Delegates\nappointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four members of the Senate\nappointed by the Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative citizen members to\nbe appointed by the Governor, who shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.\n\nB. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office\nand may be reappointed to successive terms. Gubernatorial appointees shall serve\nfor terms of four years and may succeed themselves, but vacancies during their\nterms shall be filled only for the unexpired portion of the term. Vacancies\nshall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.\n\nC. The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman.\n\nD. Commission members shall be compensated as provided in § 30-19.12, and\nshall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the\nperformance of their duties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.\nFunding for the compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by\nthe Commission from existing appropriations to the Commission.\n\nE. Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of\nthe Senate or the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates as may be\nappropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The\nDivision of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis\nand other services as requested by the Commission. All agencies of the\nCommonwealth shall assist the Commission upon request.\n\nF. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the\nCommission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of\nmembers so request.\n\nG. No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the\nSenate members or a majority of House members appointed to the Commission (i)\nvote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail\nnotwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 122, \u00a7\u00a7 9-145.9, 9-145.10; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 1000.","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}}