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2001 SESSION

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SENATE BILL NO. 1162
Offered January 10, 2001
Prefiled January 10, 2001
A BILL to amend and reenact § 9-145.48 of the Code of Virginia, relating to membership of the Virginia Recycling Markets Development Council.
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Patron-- Hanger
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Referred to Committee on General Laws
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 9-145.48 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 9-145.48. Membership; meetings; and staffing.

A. The Council shall be composed of nineteen members as follows: the Directors, or a policy-making designee, of the Departments of Business Assistance, Environmental Quality, General Services and Transportation; and fifteen citizen members appointed by the Governor. The citizen members shall be appointed from among residents of the Commonwealth who are knowledgeable about recycling and the development of markets for recyclable materials. Of the fifteen citizen members one member shall be a representative of county governments selected from nominations submitted by the Virginia Association of Counties; one member representing municipal government selected from nominations submitted by the Virginia Municipal League; one member representing urban Planning District Commissions and one member representing rural Planning District Commissions selected from nominations submitted from the Association of Planning Districts; one member from the general public; and one representative each, selected from nominations submitted by recognized industry associations representing solid waste collection and disposal, recycling, glass, paper, aluminum, plastic, tire, oil, scrap metal and organic waste.

B. Citizen members of the Council shall serve four-year terms. However, for the terms of the fifteen citizen members to be appointed July 1, 2001, eight shall be appointed for four-year terms and seven shall be for two-year terms. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for terms of four years, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term. They shall not receive a per diem, compensation for their service, or travel expenses.

C. The Council shall elect a chairman and vice chairman annually from among its members. The Council shall meet at least quarterly on such dates and at such times as they determine. Ten members of the A majority of the appointed members of the Council shall constitute a quorum.

D. Staff support shall be provided by the members of the Council, except that administrative support shall be provided by the Department of Environmental Quality. Such administrative support shall not exceed twenty hours of work per quarter and shall be funded out of the Department's general fund appropriation for operations.