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The purpose of the Board is to carry out the provisions of this chapter.B\n\nThe Board shall have a total membership of seven members that shall consist of six nonlegislative citizen members and one ex officio member. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, as follows: one who is a representative of the gas and oil industry and not the coal industry, one who is a representative of the coal industry and not the gas and oil industry, and four who are not representatives of the gas, oil, or coal industry. The Director or his designee shall serve ex officio with voting privileges. A chairman shall be designated by the Governor from among the membership of the Board.C\n\nAll vacancies occurring on the Board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment within 60 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The ex officio member of the Board shall serve terms coincident with such member’s term of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of six years from the day on which the term of their immediate predecessor expired. All members may be reappointed. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be citizens of the Commonwealth, and the Governor shall seek to appoint persons who reside in localities with significant oil or gas production or storage.D\n\nEach member of the Board shall receive compensation for the performance of his duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. 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. 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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 347 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 1982 \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 1985, chapter 448; in 1987, chapter 452; in 1988, chapter 483; in 1989, chapter 529; in 1990, chapter 92; in 1998, chapter 159<\/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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":224691,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75396,"identifier":"45.2-1603","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/1\/45.2-1603","url":"\/45.2-1603\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-1603\/","token":"45.2\/IV\/16\/1\/45.2-1603","dublin_core":{"Title":" Virginia Gas and Oil Board; membership; compensation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-1603","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Gas<\/span> and Oil<\/span> Board<\/span> is established as a policy board<\/span> in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board<\/span> is to carry out the provisions of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall have a total membership of seven members that shall consist of six nonlegislative citizen members and one ex officio member. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board<\/span> shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, as follows: one who is a representative of the gas<\/span> and oil<\/span> industry and not the coal industry, one who is a representative of the coal industry and not the gas<\/span> and oil<\/span> industry, and four who are not representatives of the gas<\/span>, oil<\/span>, or coal industry. The Director<\/span> or his designee shall serve ex officio with voting privileges<\/span>. A chairman shall be designated by the Governor from among the membership of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All vacancies occurring on the Board<\/span> shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment within 60 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The ex officio member of the Board<\/span> shall serve terms coincident with such member’s term of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. After the initial staggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a term of six years from the day on which the term of their immediate predecessor expired. All members may be reappointed. Nonlegislative citizen members of the Board<\/span> shall be citizens of the Commonwealth, and the Governor shall seek to appoint persons who reside in localities with significant oil<\/span> or gas<\/span> production or storage. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Each member of the Board<\/span> shall receive compensation for the performance of his duties as provided in § 2.2-2813<\/a>. 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 the costs of compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; COMPENSATION (\u00a7 45.2-1603)\n\nA. The Virginia Gas and Oil Board is established as a policy board in the\nexecutive branch of state government. The purpose of the Board is to carry out\nthe provisions of this chapter.\n\nB. The Board shall have a total membership of seven members that shall consist\nof six nonlegislative citizen members and one ex officio member. Nonlegislative\ncitizen members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to\nconfirmation by the General Assembly, as follows: one who is a representative of\nthe gas and oil industry and not the coal industry, one who is a representative\nof the coal industry and not the gas and oil industry, and four who are not\nrepresentatives of the gas, oil, or coal industry. The Director or his designee\nshall serve ex officio with voting privileges. A chairman shall be designated by\nthe Governor from among the membership of the Board.\n\nC. All vacancies occurring on the Board shall be filled in the same manner as\nthe original appointment within 60 days of the occurrence of the vacancy. The ex\nofficio member of the Board shall serve terms coincident with such\nmember’s term of office. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by\nexpiration of a term, shall be for the unexpired terms. After the initial\nstaggering of terms, nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed for a\nterm of six years from the day on which the term of their immediate predecessor\nexpired. All members may be reappointed. Nonlegislative citizen members of the\nBoard shall be citizens of the Commonwealth, and the Governor shall seek to\nappoint persons who reside in localities with significant oil or gas production\nor storage.\n\nD. Each member of the Board shall receive compensation for the performance of\nhis duties as provided in § 2.2-2813. All members shall be reimbursed for\nall reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their\nduties as provided in §§ 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825. Funding for the costs\nof compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by the Department.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 347, \u00a7 45.1-295; 1985, c. 448; 1987, c. 452; 1988, c. 483;\n1989, c. 529; 1990, c. 92, \u00a7 45.1-361.13; 1998, c. 159; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.\n387.","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}}