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For the purposes of doing business, nine members shall constitute a quorum. The failure of a single appointing official to appoint one or more members, as herein provided, shall not impair the Authority’s creation when the other conditions thereof have been met.B\n\nMembers shall (i) not hold elective or appointive public office, (ii) serve without compensation, and (iii) reside within the Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, except that the members appointed by the President of the United States shall be registered voters of states other than Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia. The members of the Authority shall be entitled to reimbursement for their expenses incurred in attendance upon the meetings of the Authority or while otherwise engaged in the discharge of their duties.C\n\nAppointments to the Authority shall be for a period of six years. However, initial appointments shall be made as follows: each jurisdiction shall appoint one member for a full six-year term, a second member for a four-year term, and, in the case of the Commonwealth and the District of Columbia, a third member for a two-year term. The Governor of Virginia shall make the final two Virginia initial appointments for one two-year and one four-year term. The President shall make subsequent appointments for six-year terms. The President shall make one of the initial appointments pursuant to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Amendments Act of 1996 for a four-year term.D\n\nTen affirmative votes shall be required to approve bond issues and the annual budget of the Authority.E\n\nEach member may be removed or suspended from office only for cause, and in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction from which he is appointed.F\n\nThe Authority shall annually elect one of its members as chairman and another as vice-chairman and shall also elect annually a secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary-treasurer, who may or may not be members of the Authority, and prescribe their powers and duties. The Authority may also appoint from its staff an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, or an assistant secretary-treasurer, who shall, in addition to other duties, discharge such functions of the secretary and the treasurer.G\n\nAny person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term. Any member of the Authority shall be eligible for reappointment for one term. A member shall not serve after the expiration of the member’s term or terms.H\n\nThe members of the Authority, including any nonvoting members, shall not be personally liable for any act done or action taken in their capacities as members of the Authority, nor shall they be personally liable for any bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness issued by the Authority.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":283773,"text":"The Authority shall consist of 17 members: seven appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, four appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, three appointed by the Governor of the State of Maryland, and three appointed by the President of the United States. Members representing the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be subject to confirmation by the Virginia General Assembly. For the purposes of doing business, nine members shall constitute a quorum. 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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 342<\/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 2012, chapters 549<\/a> and 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":233635,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79254,"identifier":"5.1-155","token":"5.1\/10\/5.1-155","url":"\/5.1-155\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-155\/","token":"5.1\/10\/5.1-155","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership; terms; officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-155","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Authority shall consist of 17 members: seven appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, four appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia, three appointed by the Governor of the State of Maryland, and three appointed by the President of the United States. Members representing the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be subject to confirmation by the Virginia General Assembly. For the purposes of doing business, nine members shall constitute a quorum. The failure of a single appointing official to appoint one or more members, as herein provided, shall not impair the Authority’s creation when the other conditions thereof have been met. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Members shall (i) not hold elective or appointive public office, (ii) serve without compensation, and (iii) reside within the Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, except that the members appointed by the President of the United States shall be registered voters of states other than Maryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia. The members of the Authority shall be entitled to reimbursement for their expenses incurred in attendance upon the meetings of the Authority or while otherwise engaged in the discharge of their duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Appointments to the Authority shall be for a period of six years. However, initial appointments shall be made as follows: each jurisdiction<\/span> shall appoint one member for a full six-year term, a second member for a four-year term, and, in the case of the Commonwealth and the District of Columbia, a third member for a two-year term. The Governor of Virginia shall make the final two Virginia initial appointments for one two-year and one four-year term. The President shall make subsequent appointments for six-year terms. The President shall make one of the initial appointments pursuant to the Metropolitan Washington Airports<\/span> Amendments Act of 1996 for a four-year term. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Ten affirmative votes shall be required to approve bond<\/span> issues<\/span> and the annual budget of the Authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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F.<\/span> The Authority shall annually elect one of its members as chairman and another as vice-chairman and shall also elect annually a secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary-treasurer, who may or may not be members of the Authority, and prescribe their powers and duties. The Authority may also appoint from its staff an assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, or an assistant secretary-treasurer, who shall, in addition to other duties, discharge such functions of the secretary and the treasurer. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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H.<\/span> The members of the Authority, including any nonvoting members, shall not be personally liable for any act done or action taken in their capacities as members of the Authority, nor shall they be personally liable for any bond<\/span>, note or other evidence<\/span> of indebtedness issued by the Authority. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERSHIP; TERMS; OFFICERS (\u00a7 5.1-155)\n\nA. The Authority shall consist of 17 members: seven appointed by the Governor of\nthe Commonwealth of Virginia, four appointed by the Mayor of the District of\nColumbia, three appointed by the Governor of the State of Maryland, and three\nappointed by the President of the United States. Members representing the\nCommonwealth of Virginia shall be subject to confirmation by the Virginia\nGeneral Assembly. For the purposes of doing business, nine members shall\nconstitute a quorum. The failure of a single appointing official to appoint one\nor more members, as herein provided, shall not impair the Authority’s\ncreation when the other conditions thereof have been met.\n\nB. Members shall (i) not hold elective or appointive public office, (ii) serve\nwithout compensation, and (iii) reside within the Washington Standard\nMetropolitan Statistical Area, except that the members appointed by the\nPresident of the United States shall be registered voters of states other than\nMaryland, Virginia, or the District of Columbia. The members of the Authority\nshall be entitled to reimbursement for their expenses incurred in attendance\nupon the meetings of the Authority or while otherwise engaged in the discharge\nof their duties.\n\nC. Appointments to the Authority shall be for a period of six years. However,\ninitial appointments shall be made as follows: each jurisdiction shall appoint\none member for a full six-year term, a second member for a four-year term, and,\nin the case of the Commonwealth and the District of Columbia, a third member for\na two-year term. The Governor of Virginia shall make the final two Virginia\ninitial appointments for one two-year and one four-year term. The President\nshall make subsequent appointments for six-year terms. The President shall make\none of the initial appointments pursuant to the Metropolitan Washington Airports\nAmendments Act of 1996 for a four-year term.\n\nD. Ten affirmative votes shall be required to approve bond issues and the annual\nbudget of the Authority.\n\nE. Each member may be removed or suspended from office only for cause, and in\naccordance with the laws of the jurisdiction from which he is appointed.\n\nF. The Authority shall annually elect one of its members as chairman and another\nas vice-chairman and shall also elect annually a secretary and a treasurer, or a\nsecretary-treasurer, who may or may not be members of the Authority, and\nprescribe their powers and duties. The Authority may also appoint from its staff\nan assistant secretary and an assistant treasurer, or an assistant\nsecretary-treasurer, who shall, in addition to other duties, discharge such\nfunctions of the secretary and the treasurer.\n\nG. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term.\nAny member of the Authority shall be eligible for reappointment for one term. A\nmember shall not serve after the expiration of the member’s term or terms.\n\nH. The members of the Authority, including any nonvoting members, shall not be\npersonally liable for any act done or action taken in their capacities as\nmembers of the Authority, nor shall they be personally liable for any bond, note\nor other evidence of indebtedness issued by the Authority.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 342; 2012, cc. 549, 712.","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}}