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1999 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 33.1-1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 33.1-1. State Highway and Transportation Board continued as Commonwealth Transportation Board; number and terms of members; removal from office; vacancies.
The State Highway and Transportation Board, formerly known as the State Highway and Transportation Commission, is continued and shall hereafter be known as the Commonwealth Transportation Board. Wherever either "Commission" or "Board" is used in this title referring to the State Highway and Transportation Board or the State Highway and Transportation Commission, it shall mean the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
The Board shall consist of sixteen seventeen members: the Secretary of
Transportation, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner, the Director of the Department of
Rail and Public Transportation, and fourteen citizen members. The citizen
members, who shall be (i) appointed by the Governor as provided in § 33.1-2,
(ii) subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, and who shall be
(iii) removable from office during their respective terms by the Governor at
his pleasure. Appointments of citizen members shall be for terms of four years
commencing upon July 1, upon the expiration of the terms of the existing members,
respectively. The initial terms of the members appointed in January, 1987, shall commence
when appointed and shall be for terms ending June 30, 1988, June 30, 1989, and
June 30, 1990, respectively. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the
Governor for the unexpired term and shall be effective until thirty days after
the next meeting of the ensuing General Assembly and, if confirmed, thereafter
for the remainder of the term. No person shall be eligible to serve more than
two successive terms of four years, other than as the Secretary of
Transportation or, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner, and the
Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. A person
heretofore or hereafter appointed to fill a vacancy may serve two additional
successive terms.
The Secretary of Transportation shall serve as Chairman of the Board. The Secretary shall have voting privileges only in the event of a tie. The Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner shall serve as Vice-Chairman of the Board. The Commissioner shall have voting privileges only in the event of a tie when he is presiding during the absence of the Chairman. The Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation shall serve without a vote.
Whenever in this title and in the Code of Virginia "State Highway Commission" or "State Highway and Transportation Board" is used, it shall mean "Commonwealth Transportation Board"; "State Highway Commissioner" or "State Highway and Transportation Commissioner" shall mean "Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner"; and all references to "Department of Highways and Transportation" shall refer to the Department of Transportation.