                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

FISHERY RESOURCE GRANT ADVISORY BOARD ESTABLISHED; MEMBERSHIP; DUTIES (§
28.2-246)

A. The Fishery Resource Grant Advisory Board shall be composed of seven members
to be selected in the following manner: four members shall be appointed by the
Graduate Marine Science Consortium from nominations made by commercial
watermen&#8217;s associations, one member shall be appointed by the Graduate
Marine Science Consortium from nominations made by the aquaculture association,
one member shall be appointed by the Commissioner of the Marine Resources
Commission, and one member shall be appointed by the Director of the Virginia
Institute of Marine Science.

B. The Advisory Board shall (i) in cooperation with commercial fishermen and the
Consortium, establish, by July 1 of each year, the priority areas in which
grants shall be awarded and (ii) review each application and make its
recommendation to the Consortium.

HISTORY: 1999, c. 719.