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The Executive Director shall serve as executive officer and devote his whole time to the performance of his duties, and he shall have such administrative powers as are conferred upon him by the Board; and, further, the Board may delegate to its Executive Director any of the powers and duties invested in it by this chapter except the adoption and promulgation of standards, rules and regulations; and the revocation of certificates. The Executive Director is authorized to issue, modify or revoke orders in cases of emergency as described in \u00a7\u00a7 62.1-44.15 (8b) and 62.1-44.34:20 of this chapter. The Executive Director is further authorized to employ such consultants and full-time technical and clerical workers as are necessary and within the available funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter.\n\t\tIt shall be the duty of the Executive Director to exercise general supervision and control over the quality and management of all state waters and to administer and enforce this chapter, and all certificates, standards, policies, rules, regulations, rulings and special orders promulgated by the Board. The Executive Director shall prepare, approve, and submit all requests for appropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations. The Executive Director shall be vested with all the authority of the Board when it is not in session, except for the Board’s authority to issue special orders pursuant to subdivisions (8a) and (8b) of \u00a7 62.1-44.15 and subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Board. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1968, chapter 659; in 1970, chapter 638; in 1981, chapter 620; in 1984, chapter 444; in 1985, chapter 397; in 1992, chapter 456; in 2005, chapter 706<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 756<\/a> and 793<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 356<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76294,"section_number":"2.2-106","catch_line":"Appointment of agency heads; disclosure of resumes; severance","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-106\/"},{"id":56006,"section_number":"62.1-44.15","catch_line":"Powers and duties; civil penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15\/"},{"id":69301,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:20","catch_line":"Enforcement and penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_20\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269361,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86378,"identifier":"62.1-44.14","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2\/62.1-44.14","url":"\/62.1-44.14\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.14\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/2\/62.1-44.14","dublin_core":{"Title":"Chairman; Executive Director; employment of personnel; supervision; budget preparation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.14","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span> shall elect its chairman, and the Executive Director<\/span> shall be appointed as set forth in \u00a7 2.2-106<\/a>. The Executive Director<\/span> shall serve as executive officer and devote his whole time to the performance of his duties, and he shall have such administrative powers as are conferred upon him by the Board<\/span>; and, further, the Board<\/span> may delegate to its Executive Director<\/span> any of the powers and duties invested in it by this chapter except the adoption and promulgation of standards<\/span>, rules<\/span> and regulations<\/span>; and the revocation<\/span> of certificates<\/span>. The Executive Director<\/span> is authorized to issue<\/span>, modify or revoke orders in cases of emergency as described in \u00a7\u00a7 62.1-44.15<\/a> (8b) and 62.1-44.34:20<\/a> of this chapter. The Executive Director<\/span> is further authorized to employ such consultants and full-time technical and clerical workers as are necessary and within the available funds to carry out the purposes of this chapter.\n\t\tIt shall be the duty of the Executive Director<\/span> to exercise general supervision and control over the quality and management of all state waters<\/span> and to administer and enforce this chapter, and all certificates<\/span>, standards<\/span>, policies<\/span>, rules<\/span>, regulations<\/span>, rulings<\/span> and special orders<\/span> promulgated by the Board<\/span>. The Executive Director<\/span> shall prepare, approve, and submit all requests for appropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to appropriations. The Executive Director<\/span> shall be vested with all the authority of the Board<\/span> when it is not in session, except for the Board<\/span>’s authority to issue<\/span> special orders<\/span> pursuant to subdivisions (8a) and (8b) of \u00a7 62.1-44.15<\/a> and subject to such regulations<\/span> as may be prescribed by the Board<\/span>. In no event shall the Executive Director<\/span> have the authority to adopt or promulgate any regulation<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHAIRMAN; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL; SUPERVISION; BUDGET\nPREPARATION (\u00a7 62.1-44.14)\n\nThe Board shall elect its chairman, and the Executive Director shall be\nappointed as set forth in \u00a7 2.2-106. The Executive Director shall serve as\nexecutive officer and devote his whole time to the performance of his duties,\nand he shall have such administrative powers as are conferred upon him by the\nBoard; and, further, the Board may delegate to its Executive Director any of the\npowers and duties invested in it by this chapter except the adoption and\npromulgation of standards, rules and regulations; and the revocation of\ncertificates. The Executive Director is authorized to issue, modify or revoke\norders in cases of emergency as described in \u00a7\u00a7 62.1-44.15 (8b) and\n62.1-44.34:20 of this chapter. The Executive Director is further authorized to\nemploy such consultants and full-time technical and clerical workers as are\nnecessary and within the available funds to carry out the purposes of this\nchapter.\n\t\tIt shall be the duty of the Executive Director to exercise general supervision\nand control over the quality and management of all state waters and to\nadminister and enforce this chapter, and all certificates, standards, policies,\nrules, regulations, rulings and special orders promulgated by the Board. The\nExecutive Director shall prepare, approve, and submit all requests for\nappropriations and be responsible for all expenditures pursuant to\nappropriations. The Executive Director shall be vested with all the authority of\nthe Board when it is not in session, except for the Board’s authority to\nissue special orders pursuant to subdivisions (8a) and (8b) of \u00a7 62.1-44.15 and\nsubject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the Board. In no event shall\nthe Executive Director have the authority to adopt or promulgate any regulation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62.1-26; 1968, c. 659; 1970, c. 638; 1981, c. 620; 1984,\nc. 444; 1985, c. 397; 1992, c. 456; 2005, c. 706; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2022, c.\n356.","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}}