                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 APPOINTMENT OF A DIRECTOR; POWERS AND DUTIES (§ 45.2-1716)

A. The Board shall appoint an executive director to serve as the principal
administrative officer of the Consortium. The executive director shall report to
the Board and be under its supervision.

B. The executive director shall exercise all powers imposed upon him by law,
carry out the specific duties imposed upon him by the Board, and develop
appropriate policies and procedures for (i) identifying priority coastal energy
research projects; (ii) cooperating with the General Assembly, federal, state,
and local governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private industry
in formulating its research projects; (iii) selecting research projects to be
funded; and (iv) disseminating information and transferring technology related
to coastal energy within the Commonwealth. The executive director shall employ
such personnel and secure such services as may be required to carry out the
purposes of the Consortium, expend appropriated funds, and accept moneys from
federal or private sources for cost-sharing on coastal energy projects.

HISTORY: 2006, c. 939, §§ 67-603, 67-604; 2009, c. 575; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c.
387.