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The Virginia delegation shall consist of the six legislative members appointed to the Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, and three nonlegislative citizen members appointed to the Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, who represent different geographical areas of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the Governor of Virginia. The North Carolina delegation to the Commission shall be appointed as determined by the State of North Carolina. All members appointed to the Commission by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina shall reside within the Basin’s watershed. Members of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia, the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate, and federal legislators, who have not been appointed to the Commission and whose districts include any portion of the Basin, shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the Commission.B\n\nLegislative members of the Virginia delegation, federal legislators, and local government officials, whether appointed or ex officio, shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed to serve two-year terms, unless the member is reappointed by the appointing authorities of each state. 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.C\n\nEach state’s delegation to the Commission may meet separately to discuss Basin-related issues affecting their state, and may report their findings independently of the Commission. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":210420,"text":"The Commission shall be composed of 18 voting members that include nine members representing the Commonwealth of Virginia and nine members representing the State of North Carolina. The Virginia delegation shall consist of the six legislative members appointed to the Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, and three nonlegislative citizen members appointed to the Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, who represent different geographical areas of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the Governor of Virginia. 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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 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 2003, chapter 885<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":270335,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57424,"identifier":"62.1-69.38","token":"62.1\/5.5\/62.1-69.38","url":"\/62.1-69.38\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-69.38\/","token":"62.1\/5.5\/62.1-69.38","dublin_core":{"Title":"Membership; terms","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-69.38","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Commission shall be composed of 18 voting members that include nine members representing the Commonwealth of Virginia and nine members representing the State of North Carolina. The Virginia delegation shall consist of the six legislative members appointed to the Virginia Roanoke River Basin<\/span> Advisory Committee, and three nonlegislative citizen members appointed to the Virginia Roanoke River Basin<\/span> Advisory Committee, who represent different geographical areas of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin<\/span>, to be appointed by the Governor of Virginia. The North Carolina delegation to the Commission shall be appointed as determined by the State of North Carolina. All members appointed to the Commission by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina shall reside within the Basin’s watershed. Members of the Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia, the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate, and federal legislators, who have not been appointed to the Commission and whose districts include any portion of the Basin, shall serve as nonvoting ex officio members of the Commission. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Legislative members of the Virginia delegation, federal legislators, and local government officials, whether appointed or ex officio, shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be appointed to serve two-year terms, unless the member is reappointed by the appointing authorities of each state. 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Each state’s delegation to the Commission may meet separately to discuss Basin-related issues<\/span> affecting their state, and may report their findings<\/span> independently of the Commission. A majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMEMBERSHIP; TERMS (\u00a7 62.1-69.38)\n\nA. The Commission shall be composed of 18 voting members that include nine\nmembers representing the Commonwealth of Virginia and nine members representing\nthe State of North Carolina. The Virginia delegation shall consist of the six\nlegislative members appointed to the Virginia Roanoke River Basin Advisory\nCommittee, and three nonlegislative citizen members appointed to the Virginia\nRoanoke River Basin Advisory Committee, who represent different geographical\nareas of the Virginia portion of the Roanoke River Basin, to be appointed by the\nGovernor of Virginia. The North Carolina delegation to the Commission shall be\nappointed as determined by the State of North Carolina. All members appointed to\nthe Commission by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of North Carolina\nshall reside within the Basin’s watershed. Members of the Virginia House\nof Delegates and the Senate of Virginia, the North Carolina House of\nRepresentatives and Senate, and federal legislators, who have not been appointed\nto the Commission and whose districts include any portion of the Basin, shall\nserve as nonvoting ex officio members of the Commission.\n\nB. Legislative members of the Virginia delegation, federal legislators, and\nlocal government officials, whether appointed or ex officio, shall serve terms\ncoincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative citizen members shall be\nappointed to serve two-year terms, unless the member is reappointed by the\nappointing authorities of each state. Appointments to fill vacancies, other than\nby expiration of a term, shall be made for the unexpired terms. Vacancies shall\nbe filled in the same manner as the original appointment.\n\nC. Each state’s delegation to the Commission may meet separately to\ndiscuss Basin-related issues affecting their state, and may report their\nfindings independently of the Commission. A majority of the voting members shall\nconstitute a quorum.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 657, 843; 2003, c. 885.","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}}