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The Committee shall assist the delegation in fulfilling its duties and carrying out the objectives of the Commission, pursuant to § 62.1-69.39. The advisory committee shall be composed of 23 members as follows: two members of the Senate, whose districts include a part of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four members of the House of Delegates, whose districts include a part of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen member at large appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member at large appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; 11 nonlegislative citizen members selected by the legislative members of the advisory committee such that two are chosen from recommendations of each of the following: the Central Virginia Planning District Commission, the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, the Southside Planning District Commission, the Piedmont Planning District Commission, and the Roanoke Valley Alleghany Planning District Commission; and one member selected by the legislative members of the advisory committee from among recommendations submitted by the New River Valley Planning District Commission; and the Virginia member of the United States House of Representatives, whose district includes the largest portion of the Basin, or his designee, and three representatives of the State of North Carolina appointed in a manner as the General Assembly of North Carolina may determine appropriate. Except for the representatives of North Carolina, all nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia member of the United States House of Representatives, the members of the Virginia General Assembly, and the representatives of North Carolina shall serve ex officio without voting privileges. Of the recommendations submitted by planning district commissions authorized to recommend two members, one member shall be a nonlegislative citizen who resides within the respective planning district. However, the New River Valley Planning District Commission may recommend either one nonlegislative citizen at large who resides within the planning district or one member, who at the time of the recommendation, is serving as an elected member or an employee of a local governing body, or one member of the board of directors or an employee of the planning district commission. All persons recommended by the planning district commissions to serve as members of the advisory committee shall reside within the Basin’s watershed, represent the diversity of interests in the jurisdictions comprising the respective planning district commissions, and demonstrate interest, experience, or expertise in water-related Basin issues.B\n\nState and federal legislative members and local government officials appointed to the advisory committee shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the House of Delegates to serve on the advisory committee, and ex officio members representing the State of North Carolina shall serve a term of two years. Initially, planning district commissions authorized to recommend two nonlegislative citizen members to the advisory committee shall recommend one member for a term of two years and one member for a term of one year. However, the nonlegislative citizen member recommended to serve on the advisory committee by the New River Valley Planning District Commission shall serve a term of one year. After the initial staggering of terms, the term of office of nonlegislative citizen members recommended by the planning district commissions shall be for two years. Nonlegislative citizen members recommended by planning district commissions shall be eligible for reappointment, if such members shall have attended at least one-half of all meetings of the Commission during their current term of service. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.\n\t\t\tThe advisory committee shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its voting members. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the advisory committee shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the voting members so request.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267105,"text":"The Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, hereinafter referred to as the “Committee,” is hereby established in the executive branch of state government as an advisory committee to the Virginia delegation to the Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission. The Committee shall assist the delegation in fulfilling its duties and carrying out the objectives of the Commission, pursuant to § 62.1-69.39. The advisory committee shall be composed of 23 members as follows: two members of the Senate, whose districts include a part of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four members of the House of Delegates, whose districts include a part of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen member at large appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member at large appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; 11 nonlegislative citizen members selected by the legislative members of the advisory committee such that two are chosen from recommendations of each of the following: the Central Virginia Planning District Commission, the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, the Southside Planning District Commission, the Piedmont Planning District Commission, and the Roanoke Valley Alleghany Planning District Commission; and one member selected by the legislative members of the advisory committee from among recommendations submitted by the New River Valley Planning District Commission; and the Virginia member of the United States House of Representatives, whose district includes the largest portion of the Basin, or his designee, and three representatives of the State of North Carolina appointed in a manner as the General Assembly of North Carolina may determine appropriate. Except for the representatives of North Carolina, all nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia member of the United States House of Representatives, the members of the Virginia General Assembly, and the representatives of North Carolina shall serve ex officio without voting privileges. Of the recommendations submitted by planning district commissions authorized to recommend two members, one member shall be a nonlegislative citizen who resides within the respective planning district. However, the New River Valley Planning District Commission may recommend either one nonlegislative citizen at large who resides within the planning district or one member, who at the time of the recommendation, is serving as an elected member or an employee of a local governing body, or one member of the board of directors or an employee of the planning district commission. All persons recommended by the planning district commissions to serve as members of the advisory committee shall reside within the Basin’s watershed, represent the diversity of interests in the jurisdictions comprising the respective planning district commissions, and demonstrate interest, experience, or expertise in water-related Basin issues.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":267106,"text":"State and federal legislative members and local government officials appointed to the advisory committee shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the House of Delegates to serve on the advisory committee, and ex officio members representing the State of North Carolina shall serve a term of two years. Initially, planning district commissions authorized to recommend two nonlegislative citizen members to the advisory committee shall recommend one member for a term of two years and one member for a term of one year. However, the nonlegislative citizen member recommended to serve on the advisory committee by the New River Valley Planning District Commission shall serve a term of one year. After the initial staggering of terms, the term of office of nonlegislative citizen members recommended by the planning district commissions shall be for two years. Nonlegislative citizen members recommended by planning district commissions shall be eligible for reappointment, if such members shall have attended at least one-half of all meetings of the Commission during their current term of service. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 657<\/a> and 843<\/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 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 2003, chapter 885<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 403<\/a>; in 2010, chapters 394<\/a> and 729<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":56126,"section_number":"62.1-69.39","catch_line":"Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-69.39\/"}],"permalink":{"id":270309,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74294,"identifier":"62.1-69.34","token":"62.1\/5.4\/62.1-69.34","url":"\/62.1-69.34\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-69.34\/","token":"62.1\/5.4\/62.1-69.34","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee established; purpose; membership; terms; meetings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-69.34","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, hereinafter referred to as the “Committee,” is hereby established in the executive branch of state government as an advisory committee to the Virginia delegation to the Roanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission. The Committee shall assist the delegation in fulfilling its duties and carrying out the objectives of the Commission, pursuant to § 62.1-69.39<\/a>. The advisory committee shall be composed of 23 members as follows: two members of the Senate, whose districts include a part of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four members of the House of Delegates, whose districts include a part of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in accordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the Rules of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen member at large appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member at large appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; 11 nonlegislative citizen members selected by the legislative members of the advisory committee such that two are chosen from recommendations of each of the following: the Central Virginia Planning District Commission, the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, the Southside Planning District Commission, the Piedmont Planning District Commission, and the Roanoke Valley Alleghany Planning District Commission; and one member selected by the legislative members of the advisory committee from among recommendations submitted by the New River Valley Planning District Commission; and the Virginia member of the United States House of Representatives, whose district includes the largest portion of the Basin, or his designee, and three representatives of the State of North Carolina appointed in a manner as the General Assembly of North Carolina may determine appropriate. Except for the representatives of North Carolina, all nonlegislative citizen members shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia member of the United States House of Representatives, the members of the Virginia General Assembly, and the representatives of North Carolina shall serve ex officio without voting privileges<\/span>. Of the recommendations submitted by planning district commissions authorized to recommend two members, one member shall be a nonlegislative citizen who resides within the respective planning district. However, the New River Valley Planning District Commission may recommend either one nonlegislative citizen at large who resides within the planning district or one member, who at the time of the recommendation, is serving as an elected member or an employee of a local governing body, or one member of the board of directors or an employee of the planning district commission. All persons recommended by the planning district commissions to serve as members of the advisory committee shall reside within the Basin’s watershed, represent the diversity of interests in the jurisdictions<\/span> comprising the respective planning district commissions, and demonstrate interest, experience, or expertise in water-related Basin issues<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> State and federal legislative members and local government officials appointed to the advisory committee shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the House of Delegates to serve on the advisory committee, and ex officio members representing the State of North Carolina shall serve a term of two years. Initially, planning district commissions authorized to recommend two nonlegislative citizen members to the advisory committee shall recommend one member for a term of two years and one member for a term of one year. However, the nonlegislative citizen member recommended to serve on the advisory committee by the New River Valley Planning District Commission shall serve a term of one year. After the initial staggering of terms, the term of office of nonlegislative citizen members recommended by the planning district commissions shall be for two years. Nonlegislative citizen members recommended by planning district commissions shall be eligible for reappointment, if such members shall have attended at least one-half of all meetings of the Commission during their current term of service. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.\n\t\t\tThe advisory committee shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among its voting members. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the advisory committee shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of the voting members so request. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA ROANOKE RIVER BASIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED; PURPOSE;\nMEMBERSHIP; TERMS; MEETINGS (\u00a7 62.1-69.34)\n\nA. The Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, hereinafter referred to\nas the “Committee,” is hereby established in the executive branch of\nstate government as an advisory committee to the Virginia delegation to the\nRoanoke River Basin Bi-State Commission. The Committee shall assist the\ndelegation in fulfilling its duties and carrying out the objectives of the\nCommission, pursuant to § 62.1-69.39. The advisory committee shall be\ncomposed of 23 members as follows: two members of the Senate, whose districts\ninclude a part of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be\nappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; four members of the House of\nDelegates, whose districts include a part of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke\nRiver Basin, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates in\naccordance with the principles of proportional representation contained in the\nRules of the House of Delegates; one nonlegislative citizen member at large\nappointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; one nonlegislative citizen member at\nlarge appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; 11 nonlegislative\ncitizen members selected by the legislative members of the advisory committee\nsuch that two are chosen from recommendations of each of the following: the\nCentral Virginia Planning District Commission, the West Piedmont Planning\nDistrict Commission, the Southside Planning District Commission, the Piedmont\nPlanning District Commission, and the Roanoke Valley Alleghany Planning District\nCommission; and one member selected by the legislative members of the advisory\ncommittee from among recommendations submitted by the New River Valley Planning\nDistrict Commission; and the Virginia member of the United States House of\nRepresentatives, whose district includes the largest portion of the Basin, or\nhis designee, and three representatives of the State of North Carolina appointed\nin a manner as the General Assembly of North Carolina may determine appropriate.\nExcept for the representatives of North Carolina, all nonlegislative citizen\nmembers shall be citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Virginia member\nof the United States House of Representatives, the members of the Virginia\nGeneral Assembly, and the representatives of North Carolina shall serve ex\nofficio without voting privileges. Of the recommendations submitted by planning\ndistrict commissions authorized to recommend two members, one member shall be a\nnonlegislative citizen who resides within the respective planning district.\nHowever, the New River Valley Planning District Commission may recommend either\none nonlegislative citizen at large who resides within the planning district or\none member, who at the time of the recommendation, is serving as an elected\nmember or an employee of a local governing body, or one member of the board of\ndirectors or an employee of the planning district commission. All persons\nrecommended by the planning district commissions to serve as members of the\nadvisory committee shall reside within the Basin’s watershed, represent\nthe diversity of interests in the jurisdictions comprising the respective\nplanning district commissions, and demonstrate interest, experience, or\nexpertise in water-related Basin issues.\n\nB. State and federal legislative members and local government officials\nappointed to the advisory committee shall serve terms coincident with their\nterms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members appointed by the Senate\nCommittee on Rules and the Speaker of the House of Delegates to serve on the\nadvisory committee, and ex officio members representing the State of North\nCarolina shall serve a term of two years. Initially, planning district\ncommissions authorized to recommend two nonlegislative citizen members to the\nadvisory committee shall recommend one member for a term of two years and one\nmember for a term of one year. However, the nonlegislative citizen member\nrecommended to serve on the advisory committee by the New River Valley Planning\nDistrict Commission shall serve a term of one year. After the initial staggering\nof terms, the term of office of nonlegislative citizen members recommended by\nthe planning district commissions shall be for two years. Nonlegislative citizen\nmembers recommended by planning district commissions shall be eligible for\nreappointment, if such members shall have attended at least one-half of all\nmeetings of the Commission during their current term of service. Appointments to\nfill vacancies, other than by expiration of a term, shall be made for the\nunexpired terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original\nappointment.\n\t\t\tThe advisory committee shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from among\nits voting members. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum.\nThe meetings of the advisory committee shall be held at the call of the chairman\nor whenever the majority of the voting members so request.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 657, 843; 2003, c. 885; 2004, c. 403; 2010, cc. 394, 729.","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}}