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 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. 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.
Code 1950, § 21-6; 1950, p. 77; 1954, c. 670; 1956, c. 654; 1960, c. 208; 1964, c. 512; 1968, c. 149; 1970, c. 480; 1984, c. 750; 1985, c. 448; 1988, c. 891; 1989, c. 656; 1991, c. 188; 1992, c. 121; 2003, c. 128; 2005, c. 102; 2011, cc. 213, 228; 2013, cc. 756, 793; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 43, 44.
Structure Code of Virginia
Chapter 5 - Soil and Water Conservation
§ 10.1-500.1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail
§ 10.1-501. Duty of the Attorney General
§ 10.1-501.1. Defense of claims
§ 10.1-502. Soil and Water Conservation Board; composition
§ 10.1-503. Administrative officer and other employees; executive committee
§ 10.1-507. Petitions filed with the Board
§ 10.1-508. Contents and form of petition
§ 10.1-509. Disapproval of petition
§ 10.1-510. Petition approved; Board to give notice of hearing
§ 10.1-511. Adjournment of hearing when additional territory appears desirable
§ 10.1-512. Determination of need for district
§ 10.1-513. Determination that district not needed
§ 10.1-514. Determination of feasibility of operation
§ 10.1-515. Composition of governing body
§ 10.1-516. Status of district directors in event of transfer, merger, or division of districts
§ 10.1-517. Application and statement to the Secretary of the Commonwealth
§ 10.1-518. Action of Secretary on the application and statement; change of name of district
§ 10.1-518.1. Secretary to send copies of certificates to State Board of Elections
§ 10.1-519. Renewal of petition after disapproval or denial
§ 10.1-520. Contracts to remain in force; succession to rights and obligations
§ 10.1-521. Determination of status of district boundaries upon annexation or consolidation
§ 10.1-522. Certificate of Secretary of Commonwealth as evidence
§ 10.1-523. Nominating petitions; posting of notice
§ 10.1-524. Names of nominees furnished electoral board; how ballots printed, etc.
§ 10.1-525. Canvassing returns
§ 10.1-526. Persons eligible to vote
§ 10.1-527. Determination of candidates elected
§ 10.1-528. Expenses and publication of results
§ 10.1-529. District directors constitute governing body; qualifications
§ 10.1-529.1. Duties of district directors
§ 10.1-530. Designation of chairman; terms of office; filling vacancies
§ 10.1-531. Quorum and expenses
§ 10.1-532. Employment of officers, agents and employees
§ 10.1-533. Delegation of powers
§ 10.1-534. Information furnished Board
§ 10.1-535. Bonds of officers and employees; records and accounts
§ 10.1-536. Removal from office
§ 10.1-537. Representatives of governing bodies to be invited to consult with directors
§ 10.1-538. District is political subdivision
§ 10.1-539. Surveys and dissemination of information
§ 10.1-540. Demonstrational projects
§ 10.1-541. Preventive and control measures
§ 10.1-542. Financial aid to agencies and occupiers
§ 10.1-543. Acquisition, improvement and disposition of property
§ 10.1-544. Making material and equipment available
§ 10.1-545. Construction, improvement, operation and maintenance of structures
§ 10.1-546. Development of programs and plans
§ 10.1-546.1. Delivery of Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share Program
§ 10.1-549. Cooperation between districts
§ 10.1-549.1. Virginia Envirothon
§ 10.1-550. State agencies to cooperate
§ 10.1-551. Conditions for extension of benefits
§ 10.1-552. Renting machinery and equipment
§ 10.1-553. Petition by landowners
§ 10.1-556. Determination of Board
§ 10.1-557. Duty of directors after certification of Board
§ 10.1-558. Effect of issuance of certificate of dissolution