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I, c. 401.","full_text":"A\n\nA locality may withdraw from the Commission one year after providing a written notice to the Commission of its intent to do so.\n\nB\n\nThe Commission may dissolve itself upon a two-thirds vote of all members.\n\nC\n\nThe Commission may be dissolved by repeal or expiration of this chapter.\n\nD\n\nThe Commission shall be dissolved if the membership of the Commission falls below two-thirds of those eligible.\n\nE\n\nUpon the Commission&#8217;s dissolution, all funds and assets of the Commission shall be divided on a pro rata basis. The Commonwealth&#8217;s share of the funds and assets shall be transferred to the Office of the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources for appropriate distribution.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1400691,"text":"A locality may withdraw from the Commission one year after providing a written notice to the Commission of its intent to do so.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1400692,"text":"The Commission may dissolve itself upon a two-thirds vote of all members.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1400693,"text":"The Commission may be dissolved by repeal or expiration of this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":1400694,"text":"The Commission shall be dissolved if the membership of the Commission falls below two-thirds of those eligible.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C","next_prefix":"E"},"4":{"id":1400695,"text":"Upon the Commission&#8217;s dissolution, all funds and assets of the Commission shall be divided on a pro rata basis. The Commonwealth&#8217;s share of the funds and assets shall be transferred to the Office of the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources for appropriate distribution.","type":"section","prefixes":["E"],"prefix":"E","entire_prefix":"E","prefix_anchor":"E","level":1,"prior_prefix":"D"}},"ancestry":[{"id":53343,"edition_id":2,"name":"Rappahannock River Basin Commission","identifier":"5.3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":5,"parent_id":53275,"metadata":{"child_laws":11,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:15:17","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:36:43","permalink":{"id":1497263,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53343,"identifier":"5.3","token":"62.1\/5.3","url":"\/62.1\/5.3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":53275,"edition_id":2,"name":"Waters of the State, Ports and Harbors","identifier":"62.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":132,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":578,"child_structures":74},"date_created":"2026-08-02 03:14:05","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:36:41","permalink":{"id":1495201,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":53275,"identifier":"62.1","token":"62.1","url":"\/62.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":375197,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.25","catch_line":"Definitions","url":"\/62.1-69.25\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.25","metadata":false},{"id":375198,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.26","catch_line":"Rappahannock River Basin Commission; establishment","url":"\/62.1-69.26\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.26","metadata":false},{"id":375199,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.27","catch_line":"Commission purposes and mission","url":"\/62.1-69.27\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.27","metadata":false},{"id":375200,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.28","catch_line":"Rappahannock River Basin Commission powers","url":"\/62.1-69.28\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.28","metadata":false},{"id":375201,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.29","catch_line":"Membership; terms; vacancies","url":"\/62.1-69.29\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.29","metadata":false},{"id":375202,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.30","catch_line":"Chairman and vice-chairman; quorum; meetings","url":"\/62.1-69.30\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.30","metadata":false},{"id":375203,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.31","catch_line":"Staffing and support","url":"\/62.1-69.31\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.31","metadata":false},{"id":375204,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.32","catch_line":"Withdrawal; dissolution","url":"\/62.1-69.32\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.32","metadata":false},{"id":375205,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.33","catch_line":"Funding","url":"\/62.1-69.33\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.33","metadata":false},{"id":375206,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.33:1","catch_line":"Compensation; expenses","url":"\/62.1-69.33_1\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.33_1","metadata":false},{"id":375207,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.33:2","catch_line":"Chairman's executive summary of activity and work of the Commission","url":"\/62.1-69.33_2\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.33_2","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":375203,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.31","catch_line":"Staffing and support","url":"\/62.1-69.31\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.31","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":375205,"structure_id":53343,"section_number":"62.1-69.33","catch_line":"Funding","url":"\/62.1-69.33\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.33","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/62.1-69.32\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?981+ful+CHAP0553\">553<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2000, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0386\">386<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0456\">456<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1497293,"object_type":"law","relational_id":375204,"identifier":"62.1-69.32","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.32","url":"\/62.1-69.32\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-69.32\/","token":"62.1\/5.3\/62.1-69.32","dublin_core":{"Title":"Withdrawal; dissolution","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-69.32","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A locality may withdraw from the Commission one year after providing a written notice to the Commission of its <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to do so. <a id=\"paragraph-1400691\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-69.32\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The Commission may dissolve itself upon a two-thirds vote of all members. <a id=\"paragraph-1400692\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-69.32\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> The Commission may be dissolved by repeal or expiration of this chapter. <a id=\"paragraph-1400693\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-69.32\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> The Commission shall be dissolved if the membership of the Commission falls below two-thirds of those eligible. <a id=\"paragraph-1400694\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-69.32\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"E\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">E.<\/span> Upon the Commission&#8217;s dissolution, all funds and <span class=\"dictionary\">assets<\/span> of the Commission shall be divided on a pro rata basis. The Commonwealth&#8217;s share of the funds and <span class=\"dictionary\">assets<\/span> shall be transferred to the Office of the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources for appropriate distribution. <a id=\"paragraph-1400695\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/62.1-69.32\/#E\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWITHDRAWAL; DISSOLUTION (\u00a7 62.1-69.32)\n\nA. A locality may withdraw from the Commission one year after providing a\nwritten notice to the Commission of its intent to do so.\n\nB. The Commission may dissolve itself upon a two-thirds vote of all members.\n\nC. The Commission may be dissolved by repeal or expiration of this chapter.\n\nD. The Commission shall be dissolved if the membership of the Commission falls\nbelow two-thirds of those eligible.\n\nE. Upon the Commission&#8217;s dissolution, all funds and assets of the\nCommission shall be divided on a pro rata basis. The Commonwealth&#8217;s share\nof the funds and assets shall be transferred to the Office of the Secretary of\nNatural and Historic Resources for appropriate distribution.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, c. 553; 2000, cc. 386, 456; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}