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2000 SESSION

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CHAPTER 899 An Act to amend and reenact § 2.1-548.57 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Tourism Authority; board of directors. [S 592] Approved April 9, 2000

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 2.1-548.57 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 2.1-548.57. Board of Directors.

A. All powers, rights and duties conferred by this chapter or other provisions of law upon the Authority shall be exercised by a board of directors consisting of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Secretary of Finance, the Secretary of Natural Resources, and eleven twelve members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly. The members of the Board appointed by the Governor shall serve terms of six years each, except that the original terms of four members appointed by the Governor shall end on June 30, 2000, the original term of four members appointed by the Governor shall end on June 30, 2001, and the original terms of three members appointed by the Governor shall end on June 30, 2002, all as designated by the Governor. Any appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board shall be made for the unexpired term of the member whose death, resignation or removal created the vacancy. All members of the Board shall be residents of the Commonwealth. Members may be appointed to successive terms on the Board of Directors. The Governor shall make appointments in such a manner as to ensure the widest possible geographical representation of all parts of the Commonwealth. Each member of the Board shall be reimbursed for his or her reasonable expenses incurred in attendance at meetings or when otherwise engaged in the business of the Authority and shall be compensated at the rate provided in § 2.1-20.3 for each day or portion thereof in which the member is engaged in the business of the Authority.

B. The Governor shall designate one member of the Board as chairman. The Board may elect one member as vice-chairman, who shall exercise the powers of chairman in the absence of the chairman or as directed by the chairman. The Secretary of Commerce and Trade and, the Secretary of Finance, and the Secretary of Natural Resources shall not be eligible to serve as chairman or vice-chairman.

C. Meetings of the Board shall be held at the call of the chairman or of any six seven members. Seven Eight members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Authority. An act of the majority of the members of the Board present at any regular or special meeting at which a quorum is present shall be an act of the Board of Directors. No vacancy on the Board shall impair the right of the majority of a quorum of the members of the Board to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Authority.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, no officer or employee of the Commonwealth shall be deemed to have forfeited or shall have forfeited his or her office or employment by reason of acceptance of membership on the Board or by providing service to the Authority.