§ 2.2-2737. Staffing
The Department of Housing and Community Development shall provide additional staff support to the Foundation. All agencies of the Commonwealth shall provide assistance to the Foundation, upon request. 2011, cc. 521, 548.
§ 2.2-2738. Virginia International Trade Corporation; purpose; membership; meetings
A. The Virginia International Trade Corporation (the Corporation) is established in the executive branch of state government. The purpose of the Corporation shall be to promote international trade in the Commonwealth. B. The Corporation shall be governed by a board of directors (the Board) composed of 16 members as follows: the Secretaries of Agriculture and […]
§ 2.2-2739. Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
The Governor, in consultation with the Board, shall appoint a Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall perform the duties and exercise the functions the Corporation assigns to him. He shall receive a salary for his services to be paid by the Corporation subject to the approval of the Governor. The […]
§ 2.2-2723. Powers and duties of the Board of Trustees and the Center
A. The Board of Trustees shall have the following powers and duties: 1. Manage, control, maintain, and operate the Center; 2. Take all actions necessary to qualify the Center as exempt from taxation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and operate the Center in accordance with the provisions governing nonstock corporations as […]
§ 2.2-2724. Staffing
The Board shall employ an executive director and such other persons as it deems necessary to assist it in performing its duties as set forth in this article, and, at its pleasure, remove such employees. The Board shall determine the duties of all staff and fix the salaries and compensation of such persons within the […]
§ 2.2-2725. Expired
Expired.
§ 2.2-2732. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 780 and 858, cl. 2, effective April 6, 2011, and Acts 2011, cc. 594 and 681, cl. 2.
§ 2.2-2734. Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation established; purpose
The Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation (the Foundation) is hereby established as a body politic and corporate. The purpose of the Foundation is to encourage the economic development of Southwest Virginia through the expansion of cultural and natural heritage ventures and initiatives related to tourism and other asset-based enterprises, including the Heartwood: Southwest Virginia’s Artisan […]
§ 2.2-2718. Veterans Services Fund
A. There is created the Veterans Services Fund, a special nonreverting trust fund on the books of the Comptroller, to be administered by the Foundation. B. The Fund shall include such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly, revenues transferred to the Fund from other state programs established for the Fund’s benefit, and […]
§ 2.2-2719. Gifts and bequests; exemption from taxation
Gifts and bequests of money, securities, or other property to the Fund, and the interest or income therefrom, shall be deemed gifts to the Commonwealth, and the Fund shall be exempt from all state and local taxes. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of the gift or bequest, the Foundation may sell, exchange, or otherwise […]