                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STANDING AND AD HOC COMMITTEES (§ 62.1-69.40)

To facilitate communication among stakeholders in the Roanoke River Basin, 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:

1. 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;

2. Roanoke River Basin interest groups. The Commission shall identify interest
groups that may recommend a representative to be appointed to the committee by
the Commission;

3. 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

4. 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.

HISTORY: 2002, cc. 657, 843; 2003, c. 885.