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The Commission shall consist of 20 members to be appointed as follows: five members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; eight members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth and shall include representatives of industry, government and groups or organizations identified with production and conservation of coal, natural gas, and energy.B\n\nLegislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Any member may be reappointed for successive terms.C\n\nThe members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman annually from among its membership.D\n\nLegislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813 for their services. All members 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 compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided 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 a majority of the members so request.G\n\nNo recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the Senate members or a majority of the 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":278213,"text":"The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. 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This law was first created in 1979. 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 1979 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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, chapter 535<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 1000<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69230,"section_number":"45.2-1711","catch_line":" Schedule for the Plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-1711\/"}],"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":199873,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77554,"identifier":"30-188","token":"30\/25\/30-188","url":"\/30-188\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/30-188\/","token":"30\/25\/30-188","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Coal and Energy Commission; membership; terms; compensation and expenses; staff; quorum; voting on recommendations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 30-188","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative branch of state government. The Commission shall consist of 20 members to be appointed as follows: five members of the Senate to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; eight members of the House of Delegates to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and seven nonlegislative citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth and shall include representatives of industry, government and groups or organizations identified with production and conservation of coal, natural gas, and energy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Members appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years. Vacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. Any member may be reappointed for successive terms. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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

D.<\/span> Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12<\/a> and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive such compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813<\/a> for their services. All members 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 compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided 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 a majority of the 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 the 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\nVIRGINIA COAL AND ENERGY COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND\nEXPENSES; STAFF; QUORUM; VOTING ON RECOMMENDATIONS (\u00a7 30-188)\n\nA. The Virginia Coal and Energy Commission (the Commission) is established in\nthe legislative branch of state government. The Commission shall consist of 20\nmembers to be appointed as follows: five members of the Senate to be appointed\nby the Senate Committee on Rules; eight members of the House of Delegates to be\nappointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; and seven nonlegislative\ncitizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The nonlegislative citizen\nmembers shall be citizens of the Commonwealth and shall include representatives\nof industry, government and groups or organizations identified with production\nand conservation of coal, natural gas, and energy.\n\nB. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office.\nMembers appointed by the Governor shall serve for terms of four years. Vacancies\noccurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired\nterm. Any member may be reappointed for successive terms.\n\nC. The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman\nannually from among its membership.\n\nD. Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as\nprovided in § 30-19.12 and nonlegislative citizen members shall receive\nsuch compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813 for their services. All members\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 compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided from\nexisting 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 a majority of\nthe members so request.\n\nG. No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the\nSenate members or a majority of the House members appointed to the Commission\n(i) vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail\nnotwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.\n\nHISTORY: 1979, c. 330, \u00a7\u00a7 9-145.2, 9-145.3; 1996, c. 535; 2001, c. 844; 2004,\nc. 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}}