                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

(EXPIRES JULY 1, 2032) POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION (§ 30-425)

A. The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

   1. Formulate and implement a program for the inclusive observance of the 250th
   anniversary of the independence of the United States and the Revolutionary War
   in Virginia, including (i) civic, cultural, and historical education and
   scholarship concerning the ideals of the American Revolution and their
   contemporary relevance; (ii) visitation of museums and historic sites,
   including battlefields; (iii) creation and publication of historical documents
   and studies; (iv) cooperation with agencies responsible for the preservation
   or restoration of historic sites, buildings, art, and artifacts; (v)
   establishment of exhibitions and interpretive and wayfinding signage; (vi)
   arrangement of appropriate public ceremonies; (vii) a comprehensive marketing
   and tourism campaign encompassing calendar year 2025 through calendar year
   2026; and (viii) the general dissemination of public information regarding
   Virginia&#8217;s involvement in the American Revolution and its legacy today;

   2. Appoint and establish an advisory council composed of nonlegislative
   citizen members at large who have a knowledge of relevant history or expertise
   in areas useful to the work of the Commission, including a representative of
   the Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a representative
   of the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution, and a representative of
   the National Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Association. The
   advisory council shall make recommendations and provide comment as requested
   by the Commission. The Commission may from time to time appoint, add, or
   remove members of the advisory council. Members of the advisory council shall
   serve without compensation or reimbursement;

   3. Appoint and establish an executive committee composed of members of the
   Commission, including the Commission&#8217;s chairman and vice-chairman and
   one representative designated by each of the following: the Jamestown-Yorktown
   Foundation, the Virginia Museum of History &amp; Culture, and Gunston Hall;
   and

   4. Perform such other duties, functions, and activities as may be necessary to
   facilitate and implement the objectives of the Commission.

B. The Commission may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, grants,
donations, bequests, or other funds or real or personal property for the purpose
of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission. In accordance with the
appropriation act, the Commission may procure supplies, services, and property,
and make or enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements as it may
deem necessary to carry out its duties as set forth in this chapter. No
contract, lease, or other legal agreement shall be entered into by the
Commission that extends beyond the date of expiration of the Commission.

HISTORY: 2023, cc. 655, 656.