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1994 SESSION
LD6931376Patrons--Murphy, Bennett, Callahan, Clement, Cohen, Connally, Copeland, Croshaw, Cunningham, Darner, Davies, DeBoer, Deeds, Dickinson, Forbes, Grayson, Hall, Harris, Howell, Jackson, Jones, J.C., Keating, Kidd, Kilgore, Mayer, Morgan, Moss, Parrish, Phillips, Plum, Puller, Robinson, Scott, Shuler, Spruill, Stump, Van Landingham, Van Yahres and Watkins; Senators: Calhoun, Gartlan, Hawkins, Marye, Potts, Reasor and Waddell
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.1-1.9, 2.1-387, 2.1-388, 2.1-391, 2.1-394, 2.1-394.1, 2.1-398, 2.1-399, 2.1-399.1, 9-6.25:1, and 42.1-1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Title 2.1 a chapter numbered 5.01, consisting of sections numbered 2.1-51.6:4 through 2.1-51.6:15 and a section numbered 2.1-389.1 as follows:
§ 2.1-1.9. Commissions.
Notwithstanding the definition for "commission" as provided in § 2.1-1.2, the following entities shall be referred to as commissions:
Commission on Local Government
Marine Resources Commission
Milk Commission
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Virginia Employment Commission.
Virginia Strategic Planning Advisory Commission.
CHAPTER 5.01.
VIRGINIA GROWTH STRATEGIES ACT.
Article 1.
General Provisions.
§ 2.1-51.6:4. Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Virginia Growth Strategies Act."
§ 2.1-51.6:5. Declaration of legislative intent.
The economic welfare of the Commonwealth, the health of its natural resources and the adequacy of its infrastructure, including but not limited to transportation, will be promoted by long-range strategic planning. Therefore, it is the intent of the General Assembly to develop a state planning process to achieve these objectives. In order to achieve the goals set forth in this chapter, this planning process is created for the following purposes: (i) to promote coordination between state and federal programs; (ii) to achieve consistency in the development and implementation of state programs; and (iii) to provide information, guidance and support to local and regional planning efforts.
§ 2.1-51.6:6. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the words and terms listed below mean:
"Affordable housing" means a sanitary and safe dwelling that is available for sale or rental to persons and families of low and moderate income as provided for in Chapter 1.2 (§ 36-55.24 et seq.) of Title 36 for less than one-third of their gross monthly income.
"Commission" means the Virginia Strategic Planning Advisory Commission.
"Department" means the Department of Planning and Budget.
"Division" or "Division of Planning" means the Division of Planning within the Department of Planning and Budget.
"Goals" means the planning goals set forth in § 2.1-51.6:7.
"Governmental subdivision" means the counties, cities and towns of this Commonwealth.
"Infrastructure" means the basic facilities needed for the growth and functioning of the Commonwealth or a governmental subdivision in the state, including but not limited to storm water, water, sewage and solid waste disposal, utilities, communications, transportation facilities, schools, parks and public safety.
"Major state project" means the acquisition of land for any state facility (facility includes highways, as defined in Title 46.2, constructed by the Commonwealth and Arlington and Henrico Counties), the construction of any facility, or expansion of an existing facility which is hereafter undertaken by any state agency, board, or commission, authority or any branch of state government, including state-supported institutions of higher learning, which requires an environmental impact report. For the purposes of this chapter, "authority" shall not include any industrial development authority created pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 33 (§ 15.1-1373 et seq.) of Title 15.1 or Chapter 643, as amended, of the 1964 Acts of Assembly nor shall authority include any housing development or redevelopment authority established pursuant to state law. For the purposes of this chapter, "branch of state government" shall not include any county, city or town of the Commonwealth.
"Open space" means any land, water, submerged land, marshes, or similar properties which are provided for, preserved for or used for: (i) park or recreational purposes; (ii) conservation of land or other natural resources; (iii) cultural or scenic purposes; or (iv) assistance in the shaping of the character, direction, and timing of community development.
"Plan" means the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan.
"Political subdivisions" means the governmental subdivisions as defined in this section, sanitary, sanitation and transportation districts, authorities and other such public bodies created under the laws of this Commonwealth.
"Public review" means a period of time in which written comments, or other requirements as established by the Governor, shall be submitted. Unless otherwise indicated, public review in the context of this chapter shall not refer to the public hearing requirements in § 9-6.14:7.1.
§ 2.1-51.6:7. Planning goals.
The planning goals of the Commonwealth are to:
1. Encourage growth that promotes economic opportunity and improves the quality of life for all citizens of the Commonwealth consistent with the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan.
2. Provide incentives that promote and encourage natural resource-based industries, including agriculture, forestry, fishing, mining and recreational tourism.
3. Provide appropriate incentives for economic development in rural areas.
4. Provide appropriate incentives for economic development and redevelopment of urban areas.
5. Determine and develop in an orderly and fiscally responsible manner, infrastructure needed for urban and rural development.
6. Provide a framework for the development and rehabilitation of affordable housing in the Commonwealth.
7. Ensure that water is available to serve the needs of all the people of the Commonwealth and that nonconsumptive uses of water are considered and protected.
8. Encourage, consistent with the needs and circumstances of the governmental subdivisions, compact and efficient patterns of development that minimize consumption of land, protect natural resources, enhance mobility of people and goods, promote efficient expenditure of public funds, and reduce resource and energy consumption.
9. Protect the environment and the quality of the Commonwealth's land, water, and air.
10. Conserve and protect open space, scenic and natural areas, recreational areas, and endangered, unique and threatened plant and animal species and their habitats.
11. Protect and enhance the Commonwealth's natural, cultural, and historic resources in order to maintain the Commonwealth's heritage and further its tourist economy.
12. Protect both public and private property interests as established by law.
§ 2.1-51.6:8. Virginia Growth Strategies Plan.
The Governor shall prepare and implement a growth strategies plan for the Commonwealth which implements the legislative intent and goals of this chapter. In developing this Plan, the Governor shall consult with the Virginia Strategic Planning Advisory Commission created pursuant to § 2.1-51.6:14. Thereafter, pursuant to public notice, the Plan shall be circulated for public review and comment. The Plan shall be known as the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan.
§ 2.1-51.6:9. Contents and implementation of the Plan.
The Plan shall include: (i) plan elements; (ii) measurable and quantifiable objectives; (iii) regional approaches; (iv) interagency approaches; and (v) an implementation strategy.
A. Plan elements. - The Plan shall contain but not be limited to the following plan elements: (i) an assessment of the Commonwealth's existing infrastructure including transportation networks, water supply and treatment facilities, sewerage systems and wastewater treatment systems, and solid waste management disposal facilities, and the extent to which additions or improvements will be needed to accommodate anticipated population and economic growth; (ii) economic development strategies that include an inventory and assessment of the Commonwealth's economic base, labor force characteristics, affordable housing characteristics and economic development opportunities and resources, including the development of economically disadvantaged areas and redevelopment of urban areas; and a determination of what can be done to support retention and expansion of existing businesses and attract new businesses and industries consistent with other Plan elements and the goals; (iii) protection strategies for the Commonwealth's natural, historic and living resources that are consistent with other Plan elements and the goals and that are based on the identification of resources including groundwater supply, coastal resources, river watersheds, flood plains, major park, recreation and conservation areas, historic resources, wetlands and state-owned lands; and (iv) strategies to support and maintain the viability of agricultural and forestal activities through specific programs that include measures to protect unique and prime agricultural and forestal lands.
B. Measurable objectives. - The Plan shall establish measurable and quantifiable objectives that state agencies shall use in the development of their programs to achieve the goals both in the short term (four-year planning horizon) and long-term (twenty-year planning horizon).
C. Regional approaches. - The Plan shall identify and promote opportunities to employ regional strategies to achieve the goals by encouraging the development of regional solutions.
D. Agency coordination. - The Plan shall establish a process for achieving interagency coordination of programs to ensure the collective responsibility for and achievement of the goals in the most efficient and cost-effective manner. To the extent that other federal and state agency plans exist, the Governor shall identify inconsistencies and, insofar as is practical, conform these documents to the Plan.
E. Implementation strategy. - The Plan shall contain a complete and comprehensive strategy for its implementation that merges and coordinates the elements set forth in subsections A, B and C and the goals. The four-year implementation strategy shall include a description of specific initiatives or programs, public or private, to be put in place in the four- and twenty-year planning horizon, including cost estimates and necessary and alternative funding sources, where applicable, and a description of administrative systems, regulatory measures or incentive programs recommended to be adopted or amended.
§ 2.1-51.6:10. Adherence to the Plan.
The Commonwealth and its agencies shall adhere to the Plan to: (i) achieve the goals of the Commonwealth; (ii) ensure consistency among and between state agencies; and (iii) encourage coordination among the political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.
§ 2.1-51.6:11. Procedure for developing the Plan.
A. The four Secretaries (Finance, Transportation, Natural Resources and Commerce and Trade) shall on behalf of the Governor, work cooperatively together and in conjunction with the Virginia Strategic Planning Advisory Commission, to prepare and implement the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan.
B. Prior to developing the Plan, the Division of Planning shall develop, with the assistance of the Commission, administrative guidelines for creation of the Plan in order to implement the provisions of this chapter in a timely and consistent manner. These guidelines shall include, but not be limited to: the process for developing the Plan cooperatively; the studies, inventories and surveys that will be prepared to support the implementation of the goals; and a work plan and schedule for producing the Plan.
C. These guidelines shall be used by the Secretaries in preparation of the initial elements of the Plan. The Secretaries shall prepare initial plans for the agencies under their secretariat in order to ensure that all functions of each agency that relate to the goals are addressed.
D. The Secretaries may request to meet and confer with the Division of Planning as needed during their process.
E. The four Secretaries shall submit their plan(s) to the Division of Planning.
F. The Division of Planning shall forward the draft Plan to the planning district commissions and the Commission for review and comment.
G. The Division of Planning shall review all comments and revise the Plan as necessary. Thereafter, the draft Plan shall be circulated for public review and comment by the Commission.
H. The Governor shall consider all comments and make such changes as deemed appropriate to the Plan.
I. The Governor shall approve the initial Plan by December 20, 1997, and shall submit the Plan to the General Assembly with the budget bill and report its implementation.
J. The Plan shall be reviewed by the Governor by December 20, 1999, and every four years thereafter, and be amended as necessary to achieve the goals. The Commission shall review and comment on amendments proposed to the Plan. Proposed amendments shall be made available for public review and comment prior to incorporation in the Plan.
§ 2.1-51.6:12. Filing of local comprehensive plans.
Every county and city and every town with a population of 3,500 or more shall file, on or before December 1, 1994, its local comprehensive plan with the Department of Planning and Budget's Division of Planning and the Virginia State Library. Towns with a population under 3,500 are encouraged to file. The provisions of this section shall apply to any amendment to the local comprehensive plan that is adopted by the county, city, or town and shall be filed with the Department of Planning and Budget's Division of Planning and the Virginia State Library, within sixty days after adoption by the local governing body.
§ 2.1-51.6:13. Duties of Department acting through its Division of Planning.
The Department, acting through its Division of Planning, shall:
1. Assist the Governor in the development and adoption of the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan.
2. Provide staff support to the Virginia Strategic Advisory Commission.
3. Collect and analyze data in the Commonwealth with regard to: demographics; infrastructure; land use and land development patterns; air and water quality; economic development, including but not limited to an inventory of resource-based industries and an inventory of natural, cultural and historic resources, open space, and other areas relating to the goals. The Division shall also develop short- and long-term analyses and projections of future trends and conditions in the Commonwealth.
4. Coordinate preparation of the Commonwealth's capital improvements and long-term infrastructure needs and assessments for the Commonwealth and its governmental subdivisions.
5. Evaluate and report to the Governor and the Commission on progress and problems in implementing the Plan.
6. Advise the Governor on proposed legislative and budgetary initiatives which significantly affect the Plan.
7. Distribute copies of the Plan to state agencies and governmental subdivisions.
After June 30, 1995, the Division, in addition to the preceding duties shall:
8. Provide technical assistance to planning district commissions and governmental subdivisions including providing from the Commonwealth's records information concerning demographics and natural, cultural and historic resources.
9. Provide professional, technical, and grant assistance to, and cooperate with, any planning agency, planning district commission, service district, or governmental subdivision engaged in the preparation of development plans and programs.
10. Develop and maintain the Commonwealth's comprehensive data network.
11. Review and approve all substate district system boundaries established or proposed for establishment by state agencies.
12. Promote regional planning.
13. After the Plan has been approved by the Governor, develop a process, in conjunction with the Commission, to review: (i) the effect of the Plan on governmental subdivisions and (ii) the effect of the local plans on the achievement of the Commonwealth's goals and objectives as set forth in the Plan. This process shall occur at least once every four years during the regular review of and revision to the Plan. The Division shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly.
§ 2.1-51.6:14. Virginia Strategic Planning Advisory Commission.
A. There is hereby created the Virginia Strategic Planning Advisory Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission. The Commission shall be composed of seventeen members: three members from the House of Delegates, one of whom shall be a member of the House Appropriations Committee, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House; three members from the Senate, one of whom shall be a member of the Senate Finance Committee, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections; and eleven citizen members to be appointed by the Governor. The citizen members shall include local government officials and individuals reflecting the different regions and diverse interests of the Commonwealth such as agriculture, forestry, business, community development, environmental protection, finance, real estate, and mining. All appointments shall be made by November 1, 1994.
B. Of the citizen members first appointed, four shall be appointed for a term of two years, four shall be appointed for a term of four years and three shall be appointed for a term of six years. Thereafter, all citizen members shall be appointed for terms of six years each, except that appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the unexpired terms. Legislative members shall serve coincident with their terms of office. No person shall be eligible to serve more than two successive six-year terms; but after the expiration of a term of two years or less, or after the expiration of the remainder of a term to which appointed to fill a vacancy, two additional six-year terms may be served by such a member.
C. The Commission shall meet at least four times a year and at the call of the Governor. The first meeting of the Commission shall be held no later than sixty days after the appointment of all its members, at which time the Commission shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from its citizen membership to serve for two-year terms. Successive chairmen and vice chairmen shall be elected for two-year terms.
§ 2.1-51.6:15. Duties of Virginia Strategic Planning Advisory Commission.
The Commission shall:
1. Assist and advise the Governor and the Department of Planning and Budget in developing and implementing the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan.
2. Assist the Division of Planning in developing administrative guidelines for the initial development of the Plan.
3. Develop and implement a program to educate the public about the Plan development process and solicit comments on the draft Plan.
4. Periodically review planning procedures and relationships between the Commonwealth and its governmental subdivisions and recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly methods of strengthening cooperation between them.
5. Recommend to the Governor and the General Assembly administrative or legislative actions that advance the purposes of the Virginia Growth Strategies Act.
6. Recommend to the Governor alternatives to meet the funding requirements of infrastructure improvements and conservation measures which will enhance the Commonwealth's ability to accommodate its population and development.
7. Propose innovative and cooperative land management techniques that will accommodate anticipated population growth and development and will protect the Commonwealth's natural resources and environment.
§ 2.1-387. Chief planning and budget officer; deputy.
The Governor shall be the chief planning officer and the chief budget officer of the Commonwealth. As the chief planning officer, the Governor shall be responsible for developing the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan to implement Chapter 5.01 of this title. As the chief budget officer, the Governor shall certify that the budget is in conformance with the Plan when the biennial budget is submitted to the General Assembly.
§ 2.1-388. Department of Planning and Budget created; appointment of Director.
There is hereby created, a Department of Planning and Budget
with a Division of Planning and a Division of Budget. The Department
shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by and serve at the
pleasure of the Governor.
§ 2.1-389.1. Duties of Division of Planning.
The Division of Planning shall implement and carry out the duties imposed on the Department by Chapter 5.01 of this title.
§ 2.1-391. Duties of DepartmentDivision of Budget.
The DepartmentDivision of Budget shall have the
following duties:
1. Development and direction of an integrated fiscal policy
analysis, planning, and budgeting process within state government.
2. Review and approval of all sub-state district systems boundaries
established or proposed for establishment by state agencies.
3.2. Formulation of an executive budget as required in
this chapter. In implementing this provision, the Department of
Planning and Division of Budget shall utilize the resources
and determine the manner of participation of any executive agency as the
Governor may determine necessary to support an efficient and effective budget
process notwithstanding any contrary provision of law.
4.3. Conduct of policy analysis and program evaluation
for the Governor.
5.4. Continuous review of the activities of state
government focusing on budget requirements in the context of the goals
and objectives determined by the Governor and the General Assembly and
monitoring the progress of agencies in achieving goals and objectives.
6.5. Operation of a system of budgetary execution to
assureensure that agency activities are conducted
within fund limitations provided in the
appropriationsappropriation act and in accordance with
gubernatorial and legislative intent.
7.6. Development and operation of a system of
standardized reports of program and financial performance for management.
8.7. Coordination of statistical data by reviewing,
analyzing, monitoring, and evaluating statistical data developed and used by
state agencies and by receiving statistical data from outside sources, such
as research institutes and the federal government.
9.8. Assessment of the impact of federal funds on
state government by reviewing, analyzing, monitoring, and evaluating the
federal budget, as well as solicitations, applications, and awards for
federal financial aid programs on behalf of state agencies.
10.9. Review and verification of the accuracy of
agency estimates of receipts from donations, gifts or other nongeneral fund
revenue.
§ 2.1-394. Estimates by state agencies of amounts needed.
A. Biennially in the odd-numbered years, on a date established by the Governor, each of the several state agencies and other agencies and undertakings receiving or asking financial aid from the Commonwealth shall report to the Governor, through the responsible secretary designated by statute or executive order, in a format prescribed for such purpose, an estimate in itemized form showing the amount needed for each year of the ensuing biennial period beginning with the first day of July thereafter. Requests for financial aid for major state projects, as defined in § 2.1-51.6:6, shall be accompanied by a certified statement that such projects are consistent with the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan. The Governor may certify that a project is of overriding state interest and not subject to the preceding provision. Such a notice shall be sent for information purposes to the local government(s) affected by the Governor's finding. The Governor may prescribe targets which shall not be exceeded in the official estimate of each agency; however, an agency may submit to the Governor a request for an amount exceeding the target as an addendum to its official budget estimate.
B. Each agency or undertaking required to submit a biennial estimate pursuant to subsection A of this section shall simultaneously submit an estimate of the amount which will be needed for the two succeeding biennial periods beginning July 1 of the third year following the year in which the report is submitted.
C. The format which must be used in making these reports shall be prescribed by the Governor, shall be uniform for all agencies and shall clearly designate the kind of information to be given thereon. The Governor may prescribe a different format for reports from institutions of higher education, which format shall be uniform for all such institutions and shall clearly designate the kind of information to be provided thereon.
§ 2.1-394.1. Estimates by nonstate agencies of amounts needed.
A. Except as provided in §§ 10.1-812 through 10.1-814, no state funds shall be appropriated or expended for, or to, nonstate agencies unless:
1. A request for state aid is filed by the organization with the
Department of Planning andDivision of Budget, as
required by § 2.1-394.
2. SuchThe nonstate agency shall certify to the
satisfaction of the DepartmentDivision of Budget that
matching funds are available in cash from local or private sources in an
amount at least equal to the amount of the request. These matching funds
must be concurrent with the purpose for which state funds are requested.
Contributions received and spent prior to the state grant shall not be
considered in satisfying the requirements of this subdivision.
3. SuchThe nonstate agency shall provide documentation
of its tax exempt status under applicable provisions of the United States
Internal Revenue Code.
B. Except as provided in §§ 23-38.11 through 23-38.18, no state funds shall be appropriated to, or expended for, a private institution of higher education or religious organization.
C. Requests for the appropriation of funds for nonstate agencies shall be considered by the Governor and the General Assembly only in even-numbered years.
D. For the purposes of this section, a "nonstate agency" shall
meanmeans any public or private foundation, authority,
institute, museum, corporation or similar organization which is not a unit of
state government or a political subdivision of the Commonwealth as
established by general law or special act. It shall not mean any such entity
which receives state funds as a subgrantee of a state agency or through a
state grant-in-aid program authorized by law.
§ 2.1-398. Submission of budget to General Assembly.
On or before December 20 in the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session held in an even-numbered year of the General Assembly, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house printed copies of a budget, based on his own conclusions and judgment, containing the following:
1. A statement of historical and projected trends which influence development, natural and human resources, and general economic conditions in the Commonwealth, and projections pertaining to population, transportation, commerce, agriculture, and urbanization. In addition to utilizing such statement in the preparation of his budget, the Governor shall use such statement for the purpose of coordinating programs of planning district commissions, regional development authorities, and local governments with those of state agencies and to disclose how the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan is being implemented in the budget.
2. A statement of the Governor's proposed goals, objectives, and policies in the areas of:
(a)a. Administration of justice;
(b)b. Education, including intellectual and cultural
development;
(c)c. Individual and family services;
(d)d. Resources and economic development, including
specific references to economic development and management of natural
resources;
(e)e. Transportation; and
(f)f. General government, including therein or as
separate categories areas of multiple impact, such as telecommunications,
energy, and urban development.
3. A statement organized by function, primary agency, and proposed appropriation item which sets forth:
(a)a. Identification of common programs and services;
(b)b. Service attainments or lack of attainments and
service terminations or reductions for the biennium;
(c)c. Major goals and objectives for programs;
(d)d. Program measures to be used in monitoring and
evaluating services as specified in the general
appropriationsappropriation act; and
(e)e. The amount of each primary agency's budget that
is direct aid to localities.
4. An "executive salary plan" recommending levels into which the position of each cabinet secretary and administrative head of each agency and institution of the executive branch of state government should be placed for salary purposes, salary ranges for each of those recommended levels, and the basis for the recommendations contained in the plan.
5. A statement of proposed capital appropriations organized by the primary agency that sets forth the program need for the project and the proposed source of funding.
§ 2.1-399. Budget Bill.
A. On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session held in an even-numbered year of the General Assembly, the Governor also shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly, at the same time he submits his budget, copies of a tentative bill for all proposed appropriations of the budget, for each year in the ensuing biennial appropriation period, which shall be known as "The Budget Bill." "The Budget Bill" shall reference the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan; shall be organized by function, primary agency, and proposed appropriation item; and shall include an identification of, and authorization for, common programs and the appropriation of funds according to programs. Except as expressly provided in an appropriation act, whenever the amounts in a schedule for a single appropriation item are shown in two or more lines, the portions of the total amount shown on separate lines are for information purposes only and are not limiting. No such bill shall contain any appropriation the expenditure of which is contingent upon the receipt of revenues in excess of funds unconditionally appropriated. The salary proposed for payment for the position of each cabinet secretary and administrative head of each agency of the executive branch of state government shall be specified in "The Budget Bill."
B. On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session held in an odd-numbered year of the General Assembly, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house printed copies of all gubernatorial amendments proposed to the general appropriation act adopted in the immediately preceding even-numbered year session.
§ 2.1-399.1. Capital projects.
A. On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session held in an even-numbered year of the General Assembly, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house of the General Assembly copies of any tentative bill or bills involving proposed capital appropriations for each year in the ensuing biennial appropriation period. Each of such capital appropriations shall be consistent with and implement, when appropriate, the Virginia Growth Strategies Plan. Such bill or bills shall include each capital project to be financed through revenue bonds or other debt issuance, specify the amount of each such project, and identify the entity which will issue such debt.
B. On or before December 20 of the year immediately prior to the beginning of each regular session held in an odd-numbered year of the General Assembly, the Governor shall submit to the presiding officer of each house printed copies of all gubernatorial amendments proposed to capital appropriations acts adopted in the immediately preceding even-numbered year session.
C. The Governor shall ensure that a summary of budget highlights be sent to a newspaper of general circulation in the following geographical areas of the Commonwealth: Northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, Richmond/Petersburg, Central Virginia, Shenandoah Valley, Roanoke Valley, Southside, and Southwest Virginia prior to the convening of such session of the General Assembly.
D. The standing committees of the House of Delegates and of the Senate in
charge of appropriation measures shall hold four regional public hearings on
the budget billThe Budget Bill submitted by the
Governor. The four public hearings shall be held prior to the convening of
such session of the General Assembly, at hearing sites and times as selected
by the chairmen of the two committees.
§ 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 for the Department for the Aging
Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect
Advisory Board on Medicare and Medicaid
Advisory Board on Occupational Therapy
Advisory Board on Physical Therapy to the Board of Medicine
Advisory Board on Respiratory Therapy to the Board of Medicine
Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure
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
(Effective until July 1, 1994) Board for the Visually Handicapped
Board of Directors, Virginia Truck and Ornamentals Research Station
Board of Forestry
Board of Military Affairs
(Effective until July 1, 1994) 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
Chickahominy State Scenic River Advisory Board
Clinch Scenic River Advisory Board
Coal Surface Mining Reclamation Fund Advisory Board
Council on Indians
Council on the Status of Women
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
Falls of the James Committee
Film Office Advisory Board
Forensic Science Advisory Board
Goose Creek Scenic River Advisory Board
Governor's Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Problems
Governor's Mined Land Reclamation Advisory Committee
Hemophilia Advisory Board
Human Services Information and Referral Advisory Council
Industrial Development Services Advisory Board
Interagency Coordinating Council on Housing for the Disabled
Interdepartmental Board of the State Department of Minority Business Enterprise
Laboratory Services 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 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
Long-Term Care Council
Maternal and Child Health Council
Medical Advisory Board, Department of Motor Vehicles
Medical Board of the Virginia Retirement System
Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Board
Motor Vehicle Dealer's Advisory Board
Nottoway State Scenic River Advisory Board
Personnel Advisory Board
Plant Pollination Advisory Board
Private College Advisory Board
(Effective July 1, 1994) Private Enterprise Commission
Private Security Services Advisory Board
Psychiatric Advisory Board
Radiation Advisory Board
Rappahannock Scenic River Advisory Board
Recreational Fishing Advisory Board, Virginia
Reforestation Board
Retirement System Review 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 Advisory Board for the Virginia Employment Commission
State Building Code Technical Review Board
State Council on Local Debt
State Health Benefits Advisory Council
State Insurance Advisory Board
State Land Evaluation Advisory Council
State Networking Users Advisory Board
State Public Records Advisory Council
Staunton Scenic River Advisory Committee
Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Board
Tourism and Travel Services Advisory Board
Toxic Substances Advisory Board
Virginia Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Virginia Advisory Council for Adult Education and Literacy
(For effective date - See Editor's note) Virginia Board on Physical Fitness and Sports
Virginia Coal Research and Development Advisory Board
Virginia Commission for the Arts
Virginia Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution
Virginia Council on Coordinating Prevention
Virginia Equal Employment Opportunity Council
Virginia Interagency Coordinating Council
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§ 42.1-1. Virginia State Library and Archives.
The Virginia State Library, which is hereby declared an educational institution and an institution of learning, shall be continued and shall hereafter be known as the Virginia State Library and Archives. The Virginia State Library and Archives shall be the library agency of the Commonwealth, the archival agency of the Commonwealth, and the reference library at the seat of government. It shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)1. [Repealed.]
(2)2. To accept gifts, bequests and endowments for the
purposes which fall within the general legal powers and duties of the State
Library and Archives. Unless otherwise specified by the donor or legator, the
Library and Archives may either expend both the principal and interest of any
gift or bequest or may invest such sums as the Board deems advisable, with
the consent of the State Treasurer, in securities in which sinking funds may
be invested. The Library and Archives shall be deemed to be an institution of
higher education within the meaning of § 23-9.2;
(3)3. To purchase and maintain a general collection of
books, periodicals, newspapers, maps, films, audiovisual materials and other
materials for the use of the people of the Commonwealth as a means for the
promotion of knowledge within the Commonwealth. The scope of the Library and
Archives' collections shall be determined by the Library Board on
recommendation of the State Librarian, and, in making these decisions, the
Board and Librarian shall take into account the book collections of public
libraries and college and university libraries throughout the Commonwealth
and the availability of such collections to the general public. The Board
shall make available for circulation to libraries or to the public such of
its materials as it deems advisable;
(4)4. To give assistance, advice and counsel to other
agencies of the Commonwealth maintaining libraries and special reference
collections as to the best means of establishing and administering
such libraries and collections. It may establish in the State Library and
Archives a union catalogue of all books, pamphlets and other materials owned
and used for reference purposes by all other agencies of the Commonwealth and
of all books, pamphlets and other materials maintained by libraries in the
Commonwealth which are of interest to the people of the whole Commonwealth;
(5)5. To fix reasonable penalties for damage to or
failure to return any book, periodical or other material owned by the Library
and Archives, or for violation of any rule or regulation concerning the use
of books, periodicals, and other materials in custody of the Library and
Archives;
(6)6. To give direction, assistance and counsel to all
libraries in the Commonwealth, to all communities which may propose to
establish libraries, and to all persons interested in public libraries, as to
means of establishment and administration of such libraries, selection of
books, retrieval systems, cataloguing, maintenance, and other details of
library management, and to conduct such inspections as are necessary;
(7)7. To engage in such activities in aid of city,
county, town, regional and other public libraries as will serve to develop
the library system of the Commonwealth;
(8)8. To administer and distribute state and federal
library funds in accordance with law and its own regulations to the city,
county, town and regional libraries of the Commonwealth; and
(9)9. To enter into contracts with other states or
regions or districts for the purpose of providing cooperative library
services.; and
10. To establish a State Planning Library, with the assistance of the Department of Planning and Budget, Division of Planning, to be a repository for all planning documents of the Commonwealth and its governmental subdivisions.
Wherever in this title and the Code of Virginia the terms "State Library" or "Library" appear referring to the Virginia State Library, they shall mean the Virginia State Library and Archives.