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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>346016</law_id><section_number>10.1-515</section_number><catch_line>Composition of governing body</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-516</reference><reference>10.1-530</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="38" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="7" identifier="5">Soil and Water Conservation</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="3" identifier="3">Soil and Water Conservation Districts</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> determines that the operation of the proposed district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable and feasible, and the proposed district is created, then its governing body shall be a <span class="dictionary">board</span> of <span class="dictionary">district directors</span> appointed or elected in the number and manner specified as follows:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> If the district embraces one <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>, or less than one <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>, the <span class="dictionary">board</span> of <span class="dictionary">district directors</span> shall consist of five members, three to be elected by the registered voters of the district and two appointed by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-1290076" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-515/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> If the district embraces more than one <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>, or parts thereof, the <span class="dictionary">board</span> of <span class="dictionary">district directors</span> shall consist of two members elected by the registered voters from each <span class="dictionary">county</span> or <span class="dictionary">city</span>, or parts thereof embraced by the district. Two members-at-large shall be appointed by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-1290077" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-515/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 21-27; 1964, c. 512; 1970, c. 480; 1978, c. 763; 1988, c. 891; 2002, cc. 143, 236.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
