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Coastal Land Management Advisory Council, Virginia

Natural and Historic Resources

Purpose

The purpose of the Virginia Coastal Land Management Advisory Council is to advise the Commission on issues relating to the management of ungranted shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands, and shall advise the Commission on the development of the management plan prepared pursuant to § 28.2-1504 of the Code of Virginia.

Term

Three year terms

Composition

The Council shall consist of six members appointed by the Governor who shall be residents of a county in which there are ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands, and who shall represent tourism and commerce, traditional uses of shores of the sea, marsh and meadowlands, and conservation interests; however, if any private person or entity owns more than fifty percent of the land area of the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore that are privately owned, such person or entity shall be one of such members. The Governor shall consider recommendations submitted by the boards of supervisors of counties in which the Commission is managing the largest portions of the ungranted shores of the sea, marsh or meadowlands. The Directors (or their designees) of the Departments of Conservation and Recreation, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and the Commissioner of the Marine Resources Commission or his designee shall also serve as members.