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2018 SESSION
18101702DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 45.1-270.7 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 45.1-270.7. Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Committee continued as Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board.
A. The Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Committee
is continued and shall hereafter be known as the Coal Surface Mining
Reclamation Fund Advisory Board. The Reclamation Fund Advisory Board shall
consist of five
seven members appointed by the Governor subject to
confirmation by the General Assembly, three four of whom shall represent
the coal industry, one of whom shall be a representative of the Director, one of whom shall represent conservation
interests, and one of whom shall be a member of the public
without any coal industry interests. The Commissioner Director of the Division shall
be a continuing ex officio nonvoting member of the Reclamation Fund Advisory
Board and shall serve as Secretary thereto.
B. The voting members of the Reclamation Fund Advisory Board shall initially be appointed for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, such terms to be assigned by lot. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for five-year terms. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms.
C. The Reclamation Fund Advisory Board shall annually elect a chairman and shall formulate rules for its organization and procedure.
D. The voting members of the Reclamation Fund Advisory Board shall serve without compensation or reimbursement for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
E. The Reclamation Fund Advisory Board shall meet not less
than twice each year for the purpose of formulating recommendations to the
Director concerning oversight of the general operation of the Fund. The
Reclamation Fund Advisory Board shall report biannually to the Director and to
the Governor on the status of the Fund and shall recommend to the Director
regulations or changes thereto for the administration or operation of the Fund.
The Director, in his discretion, may adopt the recommendations of the
Reclamation Fund Advisory Board through regulatory action from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 19 (§ 45.1-226 et seq.) of this title and otherwise in
accordance with law.
F. The Reclamation Fund Advisory Board shall serve as the advisory body required by Article V of the Interstate Mining Compact (§ 45.1-271).