SB102: Marine Resources Commission; increases membership.
SENATE BILL NO. 102
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 28.2-102 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 28.2-102. Commission membership; chairman; qualifications; terms; meetings.
A. The Commission shall consist of a chairman and eight nine additional
members who, to the extent possible, shall be representative of all areas of
interest in Virginia's marine resources, including commercial, recreational, and environmental interests.
At least one member shall, at the time of his appointment, have earned his
livelihood for at least five years by working on Virginia waters and shall be
licensed and registered as a commercial fisherman as defined in § 28.2-241, and at
least one member shall be a
representative of the sport fishing industry or a recreational fisherman who is
not employed by the commercial fishing industry, and at
least one member shall be a landowner and
recreational user of the water whose property
abuts the waters in the City of Virginia
Beach. The members, including the chairman, shall be
appointed by the Governor and shall serve at his pleasure.
B. The chairman and two members of the Commission shall hold
office for terms coincident with the term of the Governor making the
appointments, or until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The terms of the remaining six
members shall expire July 1, 1997, and these same six members shall be
reappointed effective July 1, 1997, as successors. Their terms shall be as
follows: two members shall be appointed for two-year terms, two members shall
be appointed for three-year terms, and two members shall be appointed for
four-year terms or until their successors are appointed and qualified.
Thereafter, all appointments Appointments
shall be for terms of four years or until their successors are appointed and
qualified. No person, except the chairman, shall serve more than two
consecutive four-year terms. Any vacancy shall be filled by the Governor for
the unexpired term. The remainder of any
term to which a member is appointed to fill a vacancy shall not constitute a
term in determining the member's eligibility for reappointment.
C. The chairman shall be an experienced administrator with knowledge of seafood and marine affairs. He shall serve as Commissioner of Marine Resources.
D. Five Six members shall
constitute a quorum of the Commission.
E. The Commission shall meet on the call of the chairman or three members at such times as he or they may deem necessary, and at such places as he or they may designate.