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Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the respective unexpired terms. One of the members shall be designated by the Governor as chairman. The Governor and the Joint Rules Committee shall appoint alternate members for their appointees to the Commission, who shall reside in the Potomac River drainage basin, and each alternate shall have power to act in the absence of the person for whom he is alternate. The legislative member and executive director of the State Water Control Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and the member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four years. The terms of each alternate shall run concurrently with the term of the member for whom he is alternate. 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The legislative member and executive director of the State Water Control Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and the member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four years. The terms of each alternate shall run concurrently with the term of the member for whom he is alternate. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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, chapters 542 and 659; in 1979, chapter 114; in 1981, chapter 308; in 2006, chapters 516<\/a> and 556<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":270237,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82052,"identifier":"62.1-67","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-67","url":"\/62.1-67\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-67\/","token":"62.1\/5\/62.1-67","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment, terms and qualifications of members; alternate members","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-67","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Commission shall consist of three members as follows: one legislative member of the Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation who resides in the Potomac River drainage basin, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee; one nonlegislative citizen member at large who resides in the Potomac River drainage basin, appointed by the Governor; and the executive director of the State Water Control Board. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the respective unexpired terms. One of the members shall be designated by the Governor as chairman. The Governor and the Joint Rules Committee shall appoint alternate members for their appointees to the Commission, who shall reside in the Potomac River drainage basin, and each alternate shall have power to act in the absence of the person for whom he is alternate. The legislative member and executive director of the State Water Control Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office and the member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four years. The terms of each alternate shall run concurrently with the term of the member for whom he is alternate. All members may be reappointed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT, TERMS AND QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS; ALTERNATE MEMBERS (\u00a7 62.1-67)\n\nThe Commission shall consist of three members as follows: one legislative member\nof the Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation who resides in the Potomac\nRiver drainage basin, appointed by the Joint Rules Committee; one nonlegislative\ncitizen member at large who resides in the Potomac River drainage basin,\nappointed by the Governor; and the executive director of the State Water Control\nBoard. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the respective unexpired\nterms. One of the members shall be designated by the Governor as chairman. The\nGovernor and the Joint Rules Committee shall appoint alternate members for their\nappointees to the Commission, who shall reside in the Potomac River drainage\nbasin, and each alternate shall have power to act in the absence of the person\nfor whom he is alternate. The legislative member and executive director of the\nState Water Control Board shall serve terms coincident with their terms of\noffice and the member appointed by the Governor shall serve a term of four\nyears. The terms of each alternate shall run concurrently with the term of the\nmember for whom he is alternate. All members may be reappointed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-65; 1968, cc. 542, 659; 1979, c. 114; 1981, c. 308;\n2006, cc. 516, 556.","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}}