Virginia Code 10.1-1307.1: Department continued; appointment of Director
A. The Department of Air Pollution Control is continued as an agency within the Secretariat of Natural and Historic Resources. The Department shall be headed by a Director appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the General Assembly, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 10.1-1307.1
- Air pollution: means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more substances which are or may be harmful or injurious to human health, welfare or safety, to animal or plant life, or to property, or which unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment by the people of life or property. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
- Board: means the State Air Pollution Control Board. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Quality. See Virginia Code 10.1-1300
- United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
B. In addition to the powers designated elsewhere in this chapter, the Department shall have the power to:
1. Administer the policies and regulations established by the Board pursuant to this chapter;
2. Employ such personnel as may be required to carry out the duties of the Department;
3. Make and enter into all contracts and agreements necessary or incidental to the performance of the Department’s duties and the execution of its powers under this chapter, including, but not limited to, contracts with the United States, other states, agencies, and governmental subdivisions of the Commonwealth;
4. Accept grants from the United States government and agencies and instrumentalities thereof and any other source. To these ends, the Department shall have the power to comply with such conditions and execute such agreements as may be necessary, convenient, or desirable; and
5. Perform all acts necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
1990, c. 238.