Bill Text: VA SB743 | 2015 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission; local representation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-11 - Left in Rules [SB743 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2015-SB743-Prefiled.html
15101573D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §§33.2-2602 and 33.2-2604 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows: §33.2-2602. Composition of Commission. The Commission shall consist of 23 members as follows: 1. The chief elected officer of the governing body of each of the 14 counties and cities embraced by the Commission or, in the discretion of the chief elected officer, his designee, who shall be a current elected officer of such governing body; 2. Three members of the House of Delegates who reside in different counties or cities embraced by the Commission, appointed by the Speaker of the House, and two members of the Senate who reside in different counties or cities embraced by the Commission, appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules; and 3. The following four persons serving as nonvoting ex officio members of the Commission: a member of the Commonwealth Transportation Board who resides in a locality embraced by the Commission and is appointed by the Governor; the Director of the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, or his designee; the Commissioner of Highways, or his designee; and the Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority, or his designee. All members of the Commission shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The Commission shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its voting membership. The Auditor of Public Accounts, or his legally authorized representatives, shall annually audit the financial accounts of the Commission, and the cost of such audit shall be borne by the Commission. §33.2-2604. Decisions of Commission. A majority of the Commission, which majority shall include at
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