Code of Virginia - Title 30 General Assembly - Chapter 36 Chesapeake Bay Commission
- 30-240 Chesapeake Bay Commission created
The Chesapeake Bay Commission, hereinafter designated as "Commission," is hereby created as a tristate legislative commission. (1980, c. 662, § 62.1-69.5; 2004, c. 1000.) ...
- 30-241 Members
The Commission shall consist of 21 members, seven from Virginia, seven from Maryland and seven from Pennsylvania. In each state, five of the members shall ...
- 30-242 Terms
Legislators serving as members of the Commission shall serve terms coterminous with their current terms of office. The nonlegislative members shall serve at the pleasure ...
- 30-243 Compensation and expenses; generally
The Commission members shall serve without compensation from the Commission but may be reimbursed by the Commission for necessary expenses incurred in and incident to ...
- 30-244 Compensation and expenses; Virginia delegation
The legislative representatives of Virginia to the Commission shall receive such compensation as provided in § 30-19.12 and the nonlegislative citizen representatives of Virginia shall ...
- 30-245 Meetings and voting
Commission meetings shall be held at least once each quarter, and at such other times as the Commission may determine. In order to constitute a ...
- 30-246 Organization, internal procedures and delegation of powers; officers and employees as state employe...
A. The Commission members shall serve as the governing body of the Commission, and, except as hereinafter provided, shall exercise and discharge all powers, functions ...
- 30-247 Purposes
The purposes of the signatories in enacting this Agreement are to assist the legislatures of Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania in evaluating and responding to problems ...
- 30-248 Powers
In pursuit of the purposes and duties set forth in this article, the Commission may exercise the following powers: 1. Collect, compile, analyze, interpret, coordinate, ...
- 30-249 Duties
In carrying out the purposes set forth in this article, the Commission shall have the following duties: 1. Identify specific Bay management concerns requiring intergovernmental ...
- 30-250 Annual budget
The Commission shall annually adopt a budget, which shall include the Commission's estimated expenses for administration and operation. In establishing the annual current expense budget, ...
- 30-251 Apportionment of cost
The amount required for the Commission's current expense budget shall be apportioned equally among the signatory parties unless a different apportionment is agreed to by ...
- 30-252 Modification
This Agreement shall not be amended or modified except with the concurrence of the legislatures of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and ...
- 30-253 Term
The duration of this Agreement among the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be for an initial period ...
- 30-254 Dissolution
In the event that this Agreement shall be terminated by operation of § 30-253, the Commission shall be dissolved, its assets and liabilities transferred, and ...
- 30-255 Governor to execute agreement
The Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia is authorized and directed to: (i) execute and deliver, on behalf of the Commonwealth, all agreements and modifications ...
Last modified: April 3, 2009