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VA Code § 2.2-214.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-214.1. Healthy Lives Prescription Fund; nonreverting; purposes; report

A. There is hereby created in the Department of the Treasury a special nonreverting fund that shall be known as the Healthy Lives Prescription Fund.B. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. The Fund shall consist of such moneys appropriated by the General Assembly and any funds available from the federal government, donations, grants, and in-kind contributions made to the Fund for the purposes stated herein. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.C. Moneys in the Fund shall be available to develop and implement programs that will enhance current prescription drug programs for citizens of the Commonwealth who are without insurance or ability to pay for prescription drugs and to develop innovative programs to make such prescription drugs more available.D. The Secretary shall provide an annual report on the status of the Fund and efforts to meet the goals of the Fund.2003, cc. 661, 674.
VA Code § 2.2-214.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-214.2. Position established; agencies for which responsible

The position of Secretary of Labor (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: the Department of Labor and Industry, the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, and the Virginia Employment Commission. The Governor, by executive order, may assign any state executive agency to the Secretary.2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 453.
VA Code § 2.2-215 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-215. Position established; agencies for which responsible

The position of Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall serve as the Chief Resilience Officer for the purposes of duties required pursuant to § 2.2-222.4, and shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Conservation and Recreation, Department of Historic Resources, Marine Resources Commission, Department of Wildlife Resources, and the Department of Environmental Quality. The Governor may, by executive order, assign any state executive agency to the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, or reassign any agency listed in this section to another Secretary.1972, c. 641, §§ 2.1-51.7, 2.1-51.9; 1974, cc. 44, 45, 354, 420; 1975, c. 390; 1976, cc. 729, 732, 733, 734, 743, 767; 1978, c. 32; 1979, c. 294; 1982, c. 459; 1984, cc. 590, 720, 739, 750; 1985, cc. 193, 447, 448; 1986, cc. 335, 492, 567, 492; 1988, cc. 608, 707, 891; 1989, c. 656; 1992, c. 887; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 142; 2005, c. 41; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2020, c. 958; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.
VA Code § 2.2-216 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-216. Coordination of water quality information; monitoring the quality of the waters, habitat, and living resources of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries

The Secretary shall:1. Serve as the lead Secretary for the coordination of technical assistance, information, and training to ensure that consistent water quality information is provided to all citizens of the Commonwealth; and2. Consult with the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and the Secretary of Health and Human Resources and cooperate with appropriate state and federal agencies in the development and implementation of a comprehensive program to monitor the quality of the waters, habitat, and the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.1984, c. 183, § 2.1-51.8:2; 1986, c. 492; 2001, c. 844; 2004, c. 58; 2008, c. 368.
VA Code § 2.2-217 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-217. Friend of the Bay Award

The Secretary shall establish the "Friend of the Bay Award" program. The program shall annually recognize those individuals, businesses, organizations and other entities that have made significant efforts to preserve and enhance the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The program shall make such awards on a noncompetitive basis, using criteria to be developed by the Secretary, in consultation with those agencies within the Secretariat, the Virginia delegation to the Chesapeake Bay Commission and the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Executive Council.1994, c. 392, § 2.1-51.8:3; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-218 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-218. Development of Watershed Implementation Plans to restore the water quality and living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries

The Secretary shall coordinate the development of Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) pursuant to the total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Chesapeake Bay released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in December 2010 and amendment thereto. The WIPs shall be designed to improve water quality and restore the living resources of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. The WIPs shall be developed in consultation with affected stakeholders, including local government officials; wastewater treatment operators; seafood industry representatives; commercial and recreational fishing interests; developers; farmers; local, regional and statewide conservation and environmental interests; and the Virginia delegation to the Chesapeake Bay Commission.1996, c. 1031, § 2.1-51.12:1; 1999, c. 548; 2001, c. 844; 2003, c. 885; 2015, c. 380.
VA Code § 2.2-220.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-220.1. Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement; annual report

By November 1 of each year, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources shall report to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources on the implementation of the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. The Secretary may use documents, reports, and other materials developed in cooperation with other signatories to the agreement, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other relevant federal agencies or nongovernmental organizations, to fulfill this reporting requirement.2001, c. 259, § 2.1-51.12:4; 2015, c. 475; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.
VA Code § 2.2-220.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-220.3. Development of strategies to collect land use and conservation information

The Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, with assistance from the Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, shall establish and maintain a database of the critical data attributes for onsite best management practices implemented in the Commonwealth that limit the amount of nutrients and sediment entering state waters. The database shall document voluntary actions taken by the agricultural and silvicultural sectors and should enable the application of the collected data towards projections of progress towards Virginia's water quality goals by sharing the data with the appropriate federal or state agencies. To the extent possible or appropriate, the database shall (i) be uniform in content and format to applications in the other states of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, (ii) maintain the confidentiality of information, and (iii) use existing methods of data collection including reports to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency, soil and water conservation districts, and localities for the purpose of land use valuation. Any information collected pursuant to this section shall be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2-3700 et seq.).2010, c. 172; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 401.
VA Code § 2.2-220.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-220.4. National Flood Insurance Program; annual report

The Secretary shall report participation by affected localities in the Community Rating System (CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program (42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq.) to the Governor and the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2018. The report shall list any affected locality that does not participate in the CRS, determine the costs and benefits to localities of participation in the CRS, and recommend any legislation necessary to encourage participation.2017, c. 274.
VA Code § 2.2-221.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-221.1. Secretary to coordinate system for offender transition and reentry services

The Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security shall establish an integrated system for coordinating the planning and provision of offender transitional and reentry services among and between state, local, and nonprofit agencies in order to prepare inmates for successful transition into their communities upon release from incarceration and for improving opportunities for treatment, employment, and housing while on subsequent probation, parole, or post-release supervision.It is the intent of the General Assembly that funds used for the purposes of this section be leveraged to the fullest extent possible and that direct transitional and reentry employment and housing assistance for offenders be provided in the most cost effective means possible, including through agreements with local nonprofit pre- and post-release service organizations.2005, c. 153; 2014, cc. 115, 490.
VA Code § 2.2-222 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-222. Secretary to provide annual reports on juvenile offenders

The Secretary shall provide annual reports to the Governor and the General Assembly on juvenile offender demographics by offense, age, committing court, previous court contacts of offenders, and, beginning in July 1998, recidivism rates of juveniles committed to agencies within the Secretariat. The annual report shall also include summaries of any juvenile program evaluations completed in the previous year on programs operated by the Departments of Juvenile Justice, Corrections or Criminal Justice Services and whose evaluation was directed by the General Assembly or the Secretary.1976, c. 732, § 2.1-51.17; 1984, c. 720; 1990, cc. 1, 317; 1996, c. 617; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-222.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-222.2. Additional duties related to review of statewide interoperability strategic plan; state and local compliance

The Secretary through the Commonwealth Interoperability Coordinator shall ensure that the annual review and update of the statewide interoperability strategic plan is accomplished and implemented to achieve effective and efficient communication between state, local, and federal communications systems.All state agencies and localities shall achieve consistency with and support the goals of the statewide interoperability strategic plan by July 1, 2015, in order to remain eligible to receive state or federal funds for communications programs and systems.2014, cc. 115, 490.
VA Code § 2.2-222.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-222.4. Chief Resilience Officer

A. The Governor shall designate a Chief Resilience Officer. The Chief Resilience Officer shall serve as the primary coordinator of resilience and adaptation initiatives in Virginia and as the primary point of contact regarding issues related to resilience and recurrent flooding. The Chief Resilience Officer shall be equally responsible for all urban, suburban, and rural areas of the Commonwealth.B. The Chief Resilience Officer, in consultation with the Special Assistant to the Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection, shall:1. Identify and monitor those areas of the Commonwealth that are at greatest risk from recurrent flooding and increased future flooding and recommend actions that both the private and public sectors should consider in order to increase the resilience of such areas;2. Upon the request of any locality in the Commonwealth in which is located a substantial flood defense or catchment area, including a levee, reservoir, dam, catch basin, or wetland or lake improved or constructed for the purpose of flood control, review and comment on plans for the construction or substantial reinforcement of such flood defense or catchment area; and3. Initiate and assist with the pursuit of funding opportunities for resilience initiatives at both the state and local levels and help to oversee and coordinate funding initiatives of all agencies of the Commonwealth.2020, c. 493.
VA Code § 2.2-224 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-224. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to publish certain list

The Secretary shall publish annually a list of those localities that have acquired any aircraft through forfeiture procedures. The list shall include a description of each aircraft so acquired. The Secretary shall develop a program to encourage the use of such aircraft for travel associated with law-enforcement purposes, including but not limited to, extradition of prisoners and arrestees within and without the Commonwealth.1995, c. 464, § 2.1-51.17:01; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-224.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-224.1. Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish information exchange program

A. The Secretary shall establish a public safety information exchange program with those states that share a border with Canada or Mexico and are willing to participate in the exchange. The purpose of the information exchange shall be to share criminal information and, when authorized by the proper authority, intelligence information to address threats posed within the Commonwealth by (i) the organization or operation of criminal enterprises by transnational gangs; (ii) the production, transportation, distribution, or use of illegal drugs, firearms, or explosives; (iii) the activities of international or domestic terror organizations, agents, or sponsors thereof; and (iv) the criminal repercussions that result from the presence in the Commonwealth of persons or organizations illegally present in the United States.B. The public safety information exchange program shall be administered by the Secretary and other state and local agencies designated by the Secretary.C. The Secretary shall seek the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any such successor agencies, and any other federal intelligence organizations as necessary, in order to facilitate the sharing of state and federal information and intelligence among the states participating in the exchange program.2011, c. 503.
VA Code § 2.2-228 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-228. Position established; agencies for which responsible

The position of Secretary of Transportation (the "Secretary") is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Transportation, Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Department of Aviation, Department of Motor Vehicles, the Virginia Port Authority, and the Motor Vehicle Dealer Board. The Governor, by executive order, may assign any state executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any agency listed in this section to another Secretary.1990, cc. 1, 317, §§ 2.1-51.41, 2.1-51.43; 1992, c. 167; 1993, c. 757; 2001, c. 844.
VA Code § 2.2-230 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-230. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties

The position of Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs (the Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for the following agencies: Department of Military Affairs, Department of Veterans Services, Veterans Services Foundation, and Virginia Military Advisory Council. The Governor may, by executive order, assign any other state executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any agency listed above to another Secretary.The Secretary shall by reason of professional background have knowledge of veterans affairs and military affairs, in addition to familiarity with the structure and operations of the federal government and of the Commonwealth.2011, cc. 780, 858; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2014, cc. 115, 490; 2020, c. 88.
VA Code § 2.2-234 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-234. Definitions

For purposes of this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:"Community of color" means any geographically distinct area where the population of color, expressed as a percentage of the total population of such area, is higher than the population of color in the Commonwealth expressed as a percentage of the total population of the Commonwealth. However, if a community of color is composed primarily of one of the groups listed in the definition of "population of color," the percentage population of such group in the Commonwealth shall be used instead of the percentage population of color in the Commonwealth."Environment" means the natural, cultural, social, economic, and political assets or components of a community."Environmental justice" means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of every person, regardless of race, color, national origin, income, faith, or disability, regarding the development, implementation, or enforcement of any environmental law, regulation, or policy."Environmental justice community" means any low-income community or community of color."Fair treatment" means the equitable consideration of all people whereby no group of people bears a disproportionate share of any negative environmental consequence resulting from an industrial, governmental, or commercial operation, program, or policy."Fenceline community" means an area that contains all or part of a low-income community or community of color and that presents an increased health risk to its residents due to its proximity to a major source of pollution."Low income" means having an annual household income equal to or less than the greater of (i) an amount equal to 80 percent of the median income of the area in which the household is located, as reported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and (ii) 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level."Low-income community" means any census block group in which 30 percent or more of the population is composed of people with low income."Meaningful involvement" means the requirements that (i) affected and vulnerable community residents have access and opportunities to participate in the full cycle of the decision-making process about a proposed activity that will affect their environment or health and (ii) decision makers will seek out and consider such participation, allowing the views and perspectives of community residents to shape and influence the decision."Population of color" means a population of individuals who identify as belonging to one or more of the following groups: Black, African American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, other non-white race, mixed race, Hispanic, Latino, or linguistically isolated."State agency" means any agency, authority, institution, board, bureau, commission, council, or instrumentality of state government in the executive branch of government.2020, cc. 1212, 1257.
VA Code § 2.2-235 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 2 - Governor's Secretaries|§ 2.2-235. Policy regarding environmental justice

It is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote environmental justice and ensure that it is carried out throughout the Commonwealth, with a focus on environmental justice communities and fenceline communities.2020, cc. 1212, 1257.
VA Code § 2.2-300 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 3 - Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs|§ 2.2-300. Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs; position created; appointment

A. There is created in the Office of the Governor, the position of Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs (the Assistant to the Governor) to serve as the link between the Commonwealth and the United States Congress; the White House; federal departments, agencies bureaus, offices and entities; and other states and territories.B. The Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.1978, c. 515, § 2.1-564; 1979, c. 429; 1981, c. 315; 1982, c. 421; 2001, c. 844; 2011, cc. 827, 867; 2013, cc. 231, 401.
VA Code § 2.2-301 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 2.2 - Administration of Government|Chapter 3 - Assistant to the Governor for Intergovernmental Affairs|§ 2.2-301. Duties of the Assistant to the Governor; staff; office location

A. The Assistant to the Governor shall be responsible for tasks assigned by law or by the Governor.B. The Assistant to the Governor may hire staff and accept offers of service from volunteers on a full-time or part-time basis.C. The Assistant to the Governor may obtain, either in the City of Washington, D.C., or at some location within the Commonwealth within 25 miles of Washington, D.C., such office space as he deems necessary for carrying out the duties imposed on him by this chapter.1978, c. 515, §§ 2.1-565, 2.1-566; 1981, c. 315; 2001, c. 844; 2011, cc. 827, 867; 2013, cc. 231, 401.