Virginia Code 10.1-2201: Department created; appointment of Director; Director to serve as State Historic Preservation Officer
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There is hereby created a Department of Historic Resources. The Department shall be headed by a Director.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 10.1-2201
- Department: means the Department of Historic Resources. See Virginia Code 10.1-2200
- Director: means the Director of the Department of Historic Resources. See Virginia Code 10.1-2200
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of 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 1-245
The Director shall be appointed by the Governor to serve at his pleasure for a term coincident with his own. The Director shall be subject to confirmation by the General Assembly if it is in session when the appointment is made, and if not then in session, at the next succeeding session.
The Director shall also serve as the State Historic Preservation Officer for the purposes of carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (P.L. 89-665), as amended.
1989, c. 656.