§ 45.1-161.292:15. Board of Mineral Mining Examiners
A. There is hereby created the Board of Mineral Mining Examiners, which shall consist of nine members. One member shall be the Director of the Division of Mineral Mining, and eight members shall be appointed by the Governor. Two appointed members shall be miners with at least five years' of experience in surface mineral mining and who are employed at surface mineral mines in the Commonwealth in a nonmanagerial, nonsupervisory capacity at the time of appointment. One appointed member shall be a miner with at least five years of experience in underground mineral mining and who is employed at an underground mineral mine in the Commonwealth in a nonmanagerial, nonsupervisory capacity at the time of appointment. One appointed member shall be an employee of an independent contractor who performs work at a mine in the Commonwealth and who has at least two years of experience and who is employed in a nonmanagerial, nonsupervisory capacity at the time of appointment. Two appointed members shall be individuals with at least five years of experience in the operation of surface mineral mines who are (i) licensed operators of a surface mineral mine, (ii) officers or directors of a corporation operating a surface mineral mine, (iii) general partners in a partnership operating a surface mineral mine, or (iv) employees, in a managerial or supervisory capacity, of a licensed operator of a surface mineral mine in the Commonwealth at the time of appointment. One appointed member shall be an individual with at least five years of experience in the operation of an underground mineral mine who is (i) a licensed operator of an underground mineral mine, (ii) an officer or director of a corporation operating an underground mineral mine, (iii) a general partner in a partnership operating an underground mineral mine, or (iv) an employee, in a managerial or supervisory capacity, of a licensed operator of an underground mineral mine in the Commonwealth at the time of appointment. One appointed member shall be an individual with at least two years of experience with an independent contractor performing work at a mine in the Commonwealth and who is (i) an officer or director of a corporation operating as an independent contractor, (ii) a general partner in a partnership operating as an independent contractor, or (iii) an employee, in a managerial or supervisory capacity, of an independent contractor. All appointed members shall be residents of the Commonwealth.
B. The terms of office of the appointed members of the Board shall be as follows: one shall be appointed for an initial term of one year; one shall be appointed for an initial term of two years; two shall be appointed for an initial term of three years; and two shall be appointed for an initial term of four years. Thereafter, the members shall be appointed for terms of four years. Vacancies occurring on the Board among appointed members shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.
C. The Director of the Division of Mineral Mining shall serve as chairman of the Board.
(1997, c. 390; 1998, c. 695.)
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