§ 10.1-1800. Establishment and administration of Foundation; appointment,terms, chairman, quorum, etc., of board of trustees.
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation is established to promote the preservationof open-space lands and to encourage private gifts of money, securities, landor other property to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, scientific,open-space and recreational areas of the Commonwealth. The Virginia OutdoorsFoundation is a body politic and shall be governed and administered by aboard of trustees composed of seven trustees from the Commonwealth at largeto be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. Appointments shall bemade to achieve a broad geographical representation of members. Vacanciesshall be filled for the unexpired term. No trustee-at-large shall be eligibleto serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. All trustees-at-largeshall post bond in the penalty of $5,000 with the State Comptroller prior toentering upon the functions of office.
The Governor shall appoint a chairman of the board from among the seventrustees-at-large. A majority of the members of the board serving at any onetime shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(1966, c. 525, §§ 10-159 to 10-162; 1970, c. 757; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 190;2000, cc. 21, 294; 2003, cc. 78, 90.)
§ 10.1-1800. Establishment and administration of Foundation; appointment,terms, chairman, quorum, etc., of board of trustees.
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation is established to promote the preservationof open-space lands and to encourage private gifts of money, securities, landor other property to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, scientific,open-space and recreational areas of the Commonwealth. The Virginia OutdoorsFoundation is a body politic and shall be governed and administered by aboard of trustees composed of seven trustees from the Commonwealth at largeto be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. Appointments shall bemade to achieve a broad geographical representation of members. Vacanciesshall be filled for the unexpired term. No trustee-at-large shall be eligibleto serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. All trustees-at-largeshall post bond in the penalty of $5,000 with the State Comptroller prior toentering upon the functions of office.
The Governor shall appoint a chairman of the board from among the seventrustees-at-large. A majority of the members of the board serving at any onetime shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(1966, c. 525, §§ 10-159 to 10-162; 1970, c. 757; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 190;2000, cc. 21, 294; 2003, cc. 78, 90.)
§ 10.1-1800. Establishment and administration of Foundation; appointment,terms, chairman, quorum, etc., of board of trustees.
The Virginia Outdoors Foundation is established to promote the preservationof open-space lands and to encourage private gifts of money, securities, landor other property to preserve the natural, scenic, historic, scientific,open-space and recreational areas of the Commonwealth. The Virginia OutdoorsFoundation is a body politic and shall be governed and administered by aboard of trustees composed of seven trustees from the Commonwealth at largeto be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms. Appointments shall bemade to achieve a broad geographical representation of members. Vacanciesshall be filled for the unexpired term. No trustee-at-large shall be eligibleto serve more than two consecutive four-year terms. All trustees-at-largeshall post bond in the penalty of $5,000 with the State Comptroller prior toentering upon the functions of office.
The Governor shall appoint a chairman of the board from among the seventrustees-at-large. A majority of the members of the board serving at any onetime shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(1966, c. 525, §§ 10-159 to 10-162; 1970, c. 757; 1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 190;2000, cc. 21, 294; 2003, cc. 78, 90.)
