                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE WATER COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES; STAFF;
QUORUM; VOTING ON RECOMMENDATIONS (§ 30-186)

A. The State Water Commission (the Commission) is established in the legislative
branch of state government. The Commission shall consist of 15 members to be
appointed as follows: the Chairmen of the House Committee on Agriculture,
Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture,
Conservation and Natural Resources; seven members of the House of Delegates
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; four members of the Senate
appointed by the Committee on Rules; and two nonlegislative citizen members to
be appointed by the Governor, who shall be citizens of the Commonwealth.

B. Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office
and may be reappointed to successive terms. Gubernatorial appointees shall serve
for terms of four years and may succeed themselves, but vacancies during their
terms shall be filled only for the unexpired portion of the term. Vacancies
shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.

C. The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman.

D. Commission members shall be compensated as provided in &#xA7; 30-19.12, and
shall be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties as provided in &#xA7;&#xA7; 2.2-2813 and 2.2-2825.
Funding for the compensation and expenses of the members shall be provided by
the Commission from existing appropriations to the Commission.

E. Administrative staff support shall be provided by the Office of the Clerk of
the Senate or the Office of the Clerk of the House of Delegates as may be
appropriate for the house in which the chairman of the Commission serves. The
Division of Legislative Services shall provide legal, research, policy analysis
and other services as requested by the Commission. All agencies of the
Commonwealth shall assist the Commission upon request.

F. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the
Commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever the majority of
members so request.

G. No recommendation of the Commission shall be adopted if a majority of the
Senate members or a majority of House members appointed to the Commission (i)
vote against the recommendation and (ii) vote for the recommendation to fail
notwithstanding the majority vote of the Commission.

HISTORY: 1990, c. 122, §§ 9-145.9, 9-145.10; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 1000.