54.1-2202 - Board; membership; quorum. - Virginia Statutes

§ 54.1-2202. Board; membership; quorum.

Notwithstanding the provisions of § 54.1-200, the Board for Professional SoilScientists and Wetland Professionals shall be composed of seven members asfollows: three certified professional soil scientists, three certifiedprofessional wetland delineators and one citizen member. The professionalsoil scientist members shall have experience in at least one of the followingareas (i) soil mapping and classification, (ii) soil suitability and landuse, (iii) teaching and research in soil science, and (iv) environmentalprotection regulations. Of the wetland professional members, one shall haveexperience in wetland delineation and description, one shall have experiencein teaching and research in wetland science and one shall have experiencewith natural resource regulations. For the initial appointments of thewetland professionals the terms shall be as follows: one member shall serve aterm of two years, one member shall serve a term of three years, and onemember shall serve a term of four years. Initial appointments of wetlandprofessional members to the Board shall not be certified professional wetlanddelineators but shall have a record of at least ten years of experience inwetland delineation. Subsequent terms of the members shall be for four years.

The Board shall annually elect a chairman from its membership. Four boardmembers, consisting of two soil scientists and two professional wetlanddelineators, shall constitute a quorum.

The Governor may select the professional soil scientist members from a listof at least three names for each vacancy submitted by the VirginiaAssociation of Professional Soil Scientists. The Governor may notify theVirginia Association of Professional Soil Scientists of any professionalvacancy other than by expiration among the professional soil scientistmembers of the Board and nominations may be made for the filling of thevacancy.

The Governor may select the wetland professionals from a list of at leastthree names for each vacancy submitted by the Virginia Association of WetlandProfessionals. The Governor may notify and request nominations from theVirginia Association of Wetland Professionals of any professional vacancyother than by expiration among the wetland professional members.

(1987, c. 626, § 54-972; 1988, c. 765; 2002, c. 784.)