Bill Text: VA SB508 | 2022 | Regular Session | Conference Sub
Bill Title: Virginia Community Preparedness Fund; shifts administration to Water and Soil Conservation Board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2022-05-27 - Governor: Vetoed by Governor [SB508 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SB508-Conference_Sub.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§10.1-502 and 10.1-504 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§10.1-502. Soil and Water Conservation Board; composition.
The Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board is continued
and shall perform the functions conferred upon it in this chapter. The Board
shall consist of nine 11 nonlegislative citizen members and one
ex officio member with nonvoting privileges. The Director of the Department of
Conservation and Recreation or his designee shall be a nonvoting ex officio
member of the Board. Three nonlegislative citizen members of the Board shall be
appointed by the Governor as at-large members, of whom at least two members
shall have a demonstrated interest in natural resource conservation with a
background or knowledge in dam safety, soil conservation, or water quality
protection. Additionally, four nonlegislative citizen members shall be farmers
at the time of their appointment and two nonlegislative citizen members shall
be farmers or district directors. Each of the six nonlegislative members who is
a farmer or district director shall be a resident of a different one of the six
geographic areas represented in the Virginia Association of Soil and Water
Conservation Districts and shall be appointed by the Governor from a list of
two qualified nominees for each vacancy jointly submitted by the Board and the
Board of Directors of the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation
Districts in consultation with the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation and the
Virginia Agribusiness Council. Additionally, one nonlegislative member shall
be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates from a flood-prone
community outside of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and one nonlegislative
member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules from a flood-prone
community in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Nonlegislative citizen members
shall be appointed for a term of four years. All appointed members shall not
serve more than two consecutive full terms. Appointments to fill vacancies
shall be made in the same manner as the original appointments, except that such
appointments shall be for the unexpired terms only. The Board may invite the
Virginia State Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service, to
serve as an advisory nonvoting member. The Board shall keep a record of its
official actions and adopt a seal and may perform acts, hold public hearings,
and adopt regulations necessary for the execution of its functions under this
chapter.
§10.1-504. Chairman; quorum.
The Board shall designate its chairman and may, from time to
time, change such designation. Five Six members of the Board
shall constitute a quorum, and the concurrence of a majority of those present
and voting shall be required for all determinations. Of the six members
needed to constitute a quorum, at least four shall be farmer or district
director representatives described in §10.1-502.
