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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":270343,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78439,"identifier":"62.1-69.40","token":"62.1\/5.5\/62.1-69.40","url":"\/62.1-69.40\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-69.40\/","token":"62.1\/5.5\/62.1-69.40","dublin_core":{"Title":"Standing and ad hoc committees","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-69.40","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

To facilitate communication among stakeholders in the Roanoke River Basin<\/span>, and to maximize participation by all interested parties, the Commission shall establish both standing and ad hoc committees. The Commission shall appoint the members of the standing and ad hoc committees, in accordance with guidelines adopted by the Commission. The standing committees shall include, but not be limited to, the following:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Permit holders. The Commission shall identify those entities that hold permits issued by a federal, state or local regulatory agency pertaining to the water of the Basin. Such entities may recommend a representative to be appointed to the committee by the Commission; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Roanoke River Basin<\/span> interest groups. The Commission shall identify interest groups that may recommend a representative to be appointed to the committee by the Commission; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Public officials and government entities. The committee shall be composed of representatives of each county, city and town located completely or partially within the Basin, and any other governmental entities that the Commission deems appropriate may recommend one member to be appointed to the committee by the Commission. The committee may also include the U.S. Senators from Virginia and North Carolina or their designees, and any member of the U.S. House of Representatives or his designee, whose district includes any portion of the Basin, if such members elect to serve on the committee; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Agriculture, forestry and soil and water conservation districts. The Commission shall identify persons who represent agricultural and forestry interests throughout the Basin and representatives from the soil and water conservation districts within the Basin and shall appoint representatives from these groups to the committee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTANDING AND AD HOC COMMITTEES (\u00a7 62.1-69.40)\n\nTo facilitate communication among stakeholders in the Roanoke River Basin, and\nto maximize participation by all interested parties, the Commission shall\nestablish both standing and ad hoc committees. The Commission shall appoint the\nmembers of the standing and ad hoc committees, in accordance with guidelines\nadopted by the Commission. The standing committees shall include, but not be\nlimited to, the following:\n\n1. Permit holders. The Commission shall identify those entities that hold\npermits issued by a federal, state or local regulatory agency pertaining to the\nwater of the Basin. Such entities may recommend a representative to be appointed\nto the committee by the Commission;\n\n2. Roanoke River Basin interest groups. The Commission shall identify interest\ngroups that may recommend a representative to be appointed to the committee by\nthe Commission;\n\n3. Public officials and government entities. The committee shall be composed of\nrepresentatives of each county, city and town located completely or partially\nwithin the Basin, and any other governmental entities that the Commission deems\nappropriate may recommend one member to be appointed to the committee by the\nCommission. The committee may also include the U.S. Senators from Virginia and\nNorth Carolina or their designees, and any member of the U.S. House of\nRepresentatives or his designee, whose district includes any portion of the\nBasin, if such members elect to serve on the committee; and\n\n4. Agriculture, forestry and soil and water conservation districts. The\nCommission shall identify persons who represent agricultural and forestry\ninterests throughout the Basin and representatives from the soil and water\nconservation districts within the Basin and shall appoint representatives from\nthese groups to the committee.\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}}