                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE RIVANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION (§ 62.1-69.50)

The Rivanna River Basin Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

1. Develop a plan to promote the coordination of water management within the
Basin to maintain flow conditions to protect instream beneficial uses and public
water supplies for human consumption;

2. Provide guidance and make recommendations to local, state, and federal
legislative and administrative bodies, and to others as it deems necessary and
appropriate, regarding the use, stewardship, and enhancement of the
Basin&#8217;s water and other natural resources;

3. Undertake studies and prepare, publish, and disseminate information in
reports and in other forms related to the water and natural resources of the
Basin and to further its purposes and mission, including but not limited to
studies to determine the flow conditions necessary to protect instream
beneficial uses and public water supplies for human consumption;

4. Enter into contracts and execute all instruments necessary or appropriate;

5. Perform any lawful acts necessary or appropriate;

6. Establish a nonprofit corporation as an instrumentality of the Commonwealth
to assist in the details of administering its affairs and in raising funds;

7. Seek, apply for, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations, services,
and other aids, from public or private sources. Other than those from member
jurisdictions and those appropriated by the General Assembly, funds may be
accepted by the Commission only after an affirmative vote by the Commission or
by following such other procedure as may be established by the Commission for
the conduct of its business;

8. Establish balanced advisory committees that may include representation from
agricultural, environmental, resource-based, industrial, recreational, riparian
landowner, development, educational, and other interests as it deems necessary
and appropriate; and

9. Develop rules and procedures for the conduct of its business as necessary to
carry out its purpose and mission, including but not limited to, selecting a
chairman and vice-chairman, rotating chairmanships, calling meetings and
establishing voting procedures. Rules and procedures developed pursuant to this
subdivision shall be effective upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the
Commission&#8217;s members.

HISTORY: 2004, c. 394.