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2000 SESSION

002578724
HOUSE BILL NO. 1192
House Amendments in [ ] -- February 10, 2000
A BILL to amend and reenact § 9-6.25:1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 62.1-132.11:2, relating to the establishment of the Maritime Incident Response Advisory Committee.
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Patrons-- Diamonstein, Barlow, Cranwell, Crittenden, Davis, Grayson, Hamilton and Larrabee; Senator: Williams
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Referred to Committee on Chesapeake and Its Tributaries
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 9-6.25:1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 62.1-132.11:2 as follows:

§ 9-6.25:1. Advisory boards, commissions and councils.

There shall be, in addition to such others as may be designated in accordance with § 9-6.25, the following advisory boards, commissions and councils within the executive branch:

Advisory Board for the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

Advisory Board on Athletic Training

Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect

Advisory Board on Medicare and Medicaid

Advisory Board of Occupational Therapy

Advisory Board on Physical Therapy to the Board of Medicine

Advisory Board on Rehabilitation Providers

Advisory Board on Respiratory Care to the Board of Medicine

Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure

Advisory Commission on the Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates

Advisory Council on the Virginia Business-Education Partnership Program

Appomattox State Scenic River Advisory Board

Aquaculture Advisory Board

Art and Architectural Review Board

Board for the Visually Handicapped, Virginia

Board of Directors, Virginia Truck and Ornamentals Research Station

Board of Forestry

Board of Military Affairs

Board of Rehabilitative Services

Board of Transportation Safety

Board of Trustees of the Family and Children's Trust Fund

Board of Visitors, Gunston Hall Plantation

Board on Veterans' Affairs

Catoctin Creek State Scenic River Advisory Board

Cave Board

Charity Food Assistance Advisory Board

Chickahominy State Scenic River Advisory Board

Chief Information Officer Advisory Board

Clinch Scenic River Advisory Board

Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board

Coastal Land Management Advisory Council, Virginia

Commonwealth Competition Council

Commonwealth Council on Aging

Council on Indians

Council on the Status of Women

Debt Capacity Advisory Committee

Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board

Falls of the James Committee

Goose Creek Scenic River Advisory Board

Governor's Mined Land Reclamation Advisory Committee

Hemophilia Advisory Board

Human Services Information and Referral Advisory Council

Interagency Coordinating Council on Housing for the Disabled

Interdepartmental Board of the State Department of Minority Business Enterprise

Litter Control and Recycling Fund Advisory Board

Local Advisory Board to the Blue Ridge Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Central Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Dabney S. Lancaster Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Danville Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Eastern Shore Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Germanna Community College

Local Advisory Board to the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Local Advisory Board to the John Tyler Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Lord Fairfax Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Mountain Empire Community College

Local Advisory Board to the New River Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Northern Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Patrick Henry Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Paul D. Camp Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Piedmont Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Rappahannock Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Southside Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Southwest Virginia Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Thomas Nelson Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Tidewater Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Virginia Highlands Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Virginia Western Community College

Local Advisory Board to the Wytheville Community College

Maritime Incident Response Advisory [ Committee Board ]

Maternal and Child Health Council

Medical Advisory Board, Department of Motor Vehicles

Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board

North Meherrin State Scenic River Advisory Board

Nottoway State Scenic River Advisory Board

Personnel Advisory Board

Plant Pollination Advisory Board

Private College Advisory Board

Private Security Services Advisory Board

Psychiatric Advisory Board

Public Guardian and Conservator Advisory Board

Radiation Advisory Board

Rappahannock Scenic River Advisory Board

Recreational Fishing Advisory Board, Virginia

Reforestation Board

Rockfish State Scenic River Advisory Board

Shenandoah State Scenic River Advisory Board

Small Business Advisory Board

Small Business Environmental Compliance Advisory Board

St. Mary's Scenic River Advisory Committee

State Advisory Board on Air Pollution

State Building Code Technical Review Board

State Health Benefits Advisory Council

State Land Evaluation Advisory Council

State Networking Users Advisory Board

State Public Records Advisory Council

Statewide Independent Living Council

Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council

Statewide Rehabilitation Advisory Council for the Blind

Staunton Scenic River Advisory Committee

Substance Abuse Services Council

Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Board

Virginia-Israel Advisory Board

Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

Virginia Advisory Council for Adult Education and Literacy

Virginia Coal Mine Safety Board

Virginia Coal Research and Development Advisory Board

Virginia Commission for the Arts

Virginia Correctional Enterprises Advisory Board

Virginia Council on Coordinating Prevention

Virginia Equal Employment Opportunity Council

Virginia Geographic Information Network Advisory Board

Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council

Virginia Military Advisory Council

Virginia Public Buildings Board

Virginia Recycling Markets Development Council

Virginia Transplant Council

Virginia Veterans Cemetery Board

Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Statewide Advisory Board

Virginia Winegrowers Advisory Board.

§ 62.1-132.11:2. Maritime Incident Response Advisory [ Committee Board ] established; duties; composition; appointment; terms.

A. [ There is hereby created the Maritime Incident Response Advisory Committee to provide guidance in the management of maritime fire and incident issues in the Commonwealth. The Maritime Incident Response Advisory Board is hereby established and is hereafter referred to as the Board. The purpose of the Board shall be to recommend and direct the development of goals, objectives, policies and plans needed to develop and improve management of maritime fire and incident issues in Hampton Roads and throughout the Commonwealth. This shall include recommendations for the use of state general funds for essential equipment and operation costs, including personnel, material, maintenance, supplies and training to promote an effective and efficient firefighting and incident management force. ] The Committee shall be composed of [ thirteen fourteen ] members appointed by the Governor as follows: one representative of the Chesapeake Fire Department; one representative of the Chesterfield County Fire Department, one representative of the Hampton Division of Fire and Response, one representative of the Newport News Fire Department, one representative of the Norfolk Department of Fire and Paramedical Services, one representative of the Portsmouth Fire Department, one representative of the Virginia Beach Department of Fire, one representative of the York County Department of Fire and Life Safety, one representative of the Hampton Roads Maritime Association, one representative of the Hampton Roads Maritime Incident Response Team, one representative of the Virginia Port Authority, the Executive Director of the Port Authority or his designee [ , the Commissioner of Marine Resources or his designee, ] and one citizen member.

Initial appointments shall be made as follows: four members shall be appointed for two years, five members shall be initially appointed for three years, and four members shall be appointed for four-year terms. The Governor shall designate the term to be served by each appointee at the time of appointment. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for terms of four years each. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. No member shall be eligible to serve more than two successive four-year terms; however, after expiration of a term of three years or less, or after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which he was appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional terms may be served by such member if appointed thereto.

The Advisory Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its members. Members of the Advisory Board shall receive no compensation for their services as members of the Advisory Board, but the nongovernmental member shall receive reasonable expenses. Upon the request of the Advisory Board, such staff support as is necessary for the conduct of the Advisory Board's business shall be furnished by the Port Authority.