A Guide to the Records of the Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, 2010-2017 (bulk 2014-2017) #52207

Historical Information

In 1970, the Governor's Management Commission Study recommended the creation of six "Deputy Governors" to assist the Chief Executive in his managerial duties. Compatible functions of government were grouped under these administrative heads, who would serve as the Governor's top management team. The Office of Secretary of Commerce and Resources was created on April 8, 1972. The Secretary of Commerce and Resources was responsible for assisting the Governor in implementing policies for the conservation and use of natural resources, for promoting economic development, providing managerial guidance and direction to Commerce and Resources agencies, and developing and promoting Commerce and Resources programs and budgets. In 1984 the Secretariat was split into two separate offices, the Secretary of Economic Development and the Secretary of Natural Resources. The Secretary of Natural Resources was responsible for the direction of, or had jurisdiction over, the following state agencies and boards: Department of Conservation and Recreation, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of Historic Resources, Marine Resources Commission, Museum of Natural History, and the Virginia Council on Indians. The Secretary of Natural Resources also served as the chairman of the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation, and was a Board Member of the Chesapeake Bay Commission. Additionally, the Secretary of Natural Resources was responsible for many smaller boards and commissions related to water control, pollution, rivers, waste management, and other environmental and recreational issues.

Molly Ward, a native of Hampton, Virginia, served as Secretary of Natural Resources during the McAuliffe administration. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia and William and Mary Law School, and prior to her appointment, served as Hampton Treasurer, 2002-2008, and Hampton Mayor, 2008-2013. While mayor, Ward served on the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission and was appointed to the Virginia Outdoor Foundation by Governor Kaine.

Contents List

Series I. Correspondence, 2013-2017 (bulk 2014-2017) .

Boxes 1-4

Extent: 4 boxes (1.4 cu. ft.).

Correspondence, 2013-2017, is housed in 4 archival box and is arranged chronologically. This series consists primarily of incoming correspondence and related attachments from local, state and federal government officials, state and federal legislators, officials from other states, business owners, and associations, as well as constituent correspondence that was sent either directly to the Secretary of Natural Resources or sent to the Governor and referred to the Secretary. Correspondence was accordingly forwarded to specific agencies for response based on topic. Also includes correspondence between the Secretary and agencies, as well as a few copies of outgoing correspondence and mass mailings, of which only a sample was retained. Attachments may include agreements, articles, budgets, legislation, memorandums of understanding, presentations, and reports. Topics include the Atlantic Pipeline, climate change, Chesapeake Bay, Clean Water Act, conservation and preservation funding, James River Water Authority, and wildlife conservation, among others. Mass mailing topics include the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Clean Air Act, Clean Power Plan, and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, 2013 Dec .
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, 2014 Jan .
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, 2014 Feb .
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence, 2014 Mar .
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, 2014 Apr .
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence, 2014 May .
Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence, 2014 June .
Box 1 Folder 8
Correspondence, 2014 Aug .
Box 1 Folder 9
Correspondence, 2014 Sept .
Box 1 Folder 10
Correspondence, 2014 Oct .
Box 1 Folder 11
Correspondence, 2014 Nov .
Box 1 Folder 12
Correspondence, 2015 Jan .
Box 1 Folder 13
Correspondence, 2015 Feb .
Box 1 Folder 14
Correspondence, 2015 Mar .
Box 1 Folder 15
Correspondence, 2015 Apr .
Box 1 Folder 16
Correspondence, 2015 May .
Box 1 Folder 17
Correspondence, 2015 June .
Box 1 Folder 18
Correspondence, 2015 July .
Box 1 Folder 19
Correspondence, 2015 Aug .
Box 1 Folder 20
Correspondence, 2015 Sept .
Box 1 Folder 21
Correspondence, 2015 Oct .
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, 2015 Nov .
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence, 2015 Dec .
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence, 2016 Jan .
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence, 2016 Feb .
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence, 2016 Mar .
Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence, 2016 Apr .
Box 2 Folder 7
Correspondence, 2016 May .
Box 2 Folder 8
Correspondence, 2016 June .
Box 2 Folder 9
Correspondence, 2016 July .
Box 2 Folder 10
Correspondence, 2016 Aug .
Box 2 Folder 11
Correspondence, 2016 Sept .
Box 2 Folder 12
Correspondence, 2016 Oct .
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, 2016 Nov .
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence, 2016 Dec .
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence - Student letters regarding the James River, 2016 .
Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence (no month specified), 2016 .
Box 3 Folder 5
Correspondence, 2017 Jan .
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence, 2017 Feb .
Box 3 Folder 7
Correspondence, 2017 Mar .
Box 3 Folder 8
Correspondence, 2017 Apr .
Box 3 Folder 9
Correspondence, 2017 May .
Box 3 Folder 10
Correspondence, 2017 June .
Box 3 Folder 11
Correspondence, 2017 July .
Box 3 Folder 12
Correspondence, 2017 Sept .
Box 3 Folder 13
Correspondence, 2017 Dec .
Box 3 Folder 14
Correspondence (no month specified), 2017 .
Box 3 Folder 15
Correspondence - Atlantic Coast Pipeline, 2015 Mar-June .
Box 4 Folder 1
Correspondence - Atlantic Coast Pipeline, 2015 July-Oct .
Box 4 Folder 2
Correspondence - Atlantic Coast Pipeline, 2016 .
Box 4 Folder 3
Correspondence - Clean Power Plan, 2016 .
Box 4 Folder 4
Correspondence - Clean Power Plan, 2016 .
Box 4 Folder 5
Correspondence - Clean Power Plan, 2016 .
Box 4 Folder 6
Correspondence - Curtis Timberlake, 2016 .
Box 4 Folder 7
Correspondence - Mass mailing (Atlantic Coast Pipeline), undated .
Box 4 Folder 8
Correspondence - Mass mailing (Clean Air), undated .
Box 4 Folder 9
Correspondence - Mass mailing (Clean Energy / Clean Power Plan (Sierra Club), 2016 .
Box 4 Folder 10
Correspondence - Mass mailing (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative), 2015 .

Series II. Scheduling Office files , 2015-2017 .

Boxes 5

Extent: 11 folders.

Scheduling Office files, 2015-2017, are housed in 1 archival box (11 folders) and are arranged chronologically. This majority of this series consists of invitations, but also includes calendars, correspondence and event briefings with logistics and background information for events. Invitations often include notations as to whether accepted or declined. No files for transferred for 2014.

Box 5 Folder 1
Scheduling - General, 2015-2016 .
Box 5 Folder 2
Scheduling, 2015 May .
Box 5 Folder 3
Scheduling, 2015 June .
Box 5 Folder 4
Scheduling, 2015 July .
Box 5 Folder 5
Scheduling, 2015 Aug .
Box 5 Folder 6
Scheduling, 2015 Sept .
Box 5 Folder 7
Scheduling, 2015 Oct .
Box 5 Folder 8
Scheduling, 2015 Nov .
Box 5 Folder 9
Scheduling, 2015 Dec .
Box 5 Folder 10
Scheduling, 2016 .
Box 5 Folder 11
Scheduling, 2017 .

Series III. Subject files , 2014-2017 .

Boxes 5-9

Extent: 5 boxes (1.75 cu. ft.)

Subject files, 2014-2017, are housed in 5 archival boxes and are arranged alphabetically. Subject files include agreements, correspondence, financial statements, meeting records, presentations, project documentation, and reports. Topics include the Atlantic Pipeline, climate change, Chesapeake Bay, clean water, clean power, conservation and preservation funding, land conservation, monuments, Nottoway Indian Tribe, oysters, Potomac River, regulations, sustainability, uranium mining, and wildlife conservation, among others.

Box 5 Folder 12
Blue Ridge Land Conservancy, 2015-2017 .
Box 5 Folder 13
Brief - Repower South Project, 2016 .
Box 5 Folder 14
Capital Outlay Projects - Annual report, 2016 .
Box 5 Folder 15
Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2015-2017 .
Box 5 Folder 16
Chesapeake Bay Partnership, 2014 .
Box 5 Folder 17
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund - Advisory Committee, 2015-2016 .
Box 5 Folder 18
Chesapeake Conservancy, 2014 .
Box 6 Folder 1
Clean Power Plan, 2016 .
Box 6 Folder 2
Climate Change and Resiliency Update Commission meeting, 2015 Aug 31 .
Box 6 Folder 3
Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign - Certificates, 2015 .
Box 6 Folder 4
Decision brief - Dept. of Conservation and Recreation (Dutton residence), 2016 .
Box 6 Folder 5
Dishner v. Gate City, 2015 .
Box 6 Folder 6
Dishner v. Gate City, 2015 .
Box 6 Folder 7
Dishner v. Gate City, 2015 .
Box 6 Folder 8
Enrolled bills, 2017 .
Box 6 Folder 9
Executive Order 35 (2-14) - Continuation of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, 2014 .
Box 6 Folder 10
Executive Order 52 (2016) - Workgroup / Development of Long-term Offsetting Methods with the Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange Program, 2016 .
Box 6 Folder 11
Executive Order 57 (2016) - Workgroup / Development of Carbon Reduction Strategies for Electric Power Generation Facilities, 2016-2017 .
Box 7 Folder 1
Executive Order 57 (2016) - Workgroup / Development of Carbon Reduction Strategies for Electric Power Generation Facilities - Presentations, 2016 .
Box 7 Folder 2
Executive Order 57 (2016) - Workgroup / Development of Carbon Reduction Strategies for Electric Power Generation Facilities - Presentations, 2017 .
Box 7 Folder 3
Executive Order 57 (2016) - Workgroup / Development of Carbon Reduction Strategies for Electric Power Generation Facilities - Presentations, 2016-2017 .
Box 7 Folder 4
Financial reports, 2015-2016 .
Box 7 Folder 5
Game and Inland Fisheries, Dept. of - Headquarter Facility Condition Assessment, 2014 Aug .
Box 7 Folder 6
Governor's Enterprise Strategic Priorities - Executive agreements, 2014 .
Box 7 Folder 7
Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 2015-2017 .
Box 7 Folder 8
Josephine City (Clarke County) (1 of 3), 2016 .
Box 7 Folder 9
Josephine City (Clarke County) (2 of 3), 2016 .
Box 8 Folder 1
Josephine City (Clarke County) (3 of 3), 2016 .
Box 8 Folder 2
Liberty University - Non-Compliant High Hazard Dam, 2015 .
Box 8 Folder 3
Memoranda of Agreement, 2014; undated .
Box 8 Folder 4
Monuments Workgroup, 2016 .
Box 8 Folder 5
National Park Service Centennial in Virginia, 2014 .
Box 8 Folder 6
Nottoway / Cheroenhaka Indian Tribe, 2013-2015 .
Box 8 Folder 7
Oysters, 2014 .
Box 8 Folder 7a
Pipelines, 2016-2017 .
Box 8 Folder 8
Possum Point coal ash ponds, 2015 .
Box 8 Folder 9
Potomac River Fisheries Commission, 2015 .
Box 8 Folder 10
Potomac River Fisheries Commission, 2016-2017 .
Box 8 Folder 11
River Access and Virginia Treasures - Meeting, 2016 Apr 4 .
Box 8 Folder 12
Rivers of the Chesapeake - Collaborative Funding Proposal, 2014-2016 .
Box 9 Folder 1
Sustainability Tour, 2015-2016 .
Box 9 Folder 2
Trump Winery, 2014 .
Box 9 Folder 3
Virginia Agribusiness Council, 2016 .
Box 9 Folder 4
Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2015-2017 .
Box 9 Folder 5
Virginia Land Conservation Foundation, 2015 .
Box 9 Folder 6
Viginia Marine Resources Commission, 2016 .
Box 9 Folder 7
Virginia Marine Resources Commission - License registration, 2014 .
Box 9 Folder 8
Virginia Uranium, Inc., 2015 .
Box 9 Folder 9
Volkswagon, 2016 .
Box 9 Folder 10
Miscellaneous notes, undated .

Series IV. McDonnell Administration files , 2010-2013 .

Boxes 10-13

Extent: 4 boxes (1.4 cu. ft.).

McDonnell Administration files, 2010-2013, are housed in 4 archival boxes and are arranged alphabetically. These files were retained from the previous administration. This series includes correspondence, and project and topical files that contain briefs, correspondence, conference materials, executive orders, financial materials, legislation, meeting records, notes, presentations and reports. Topics include Chesapeake Bay, conservation, energy, Fort Monroe, Potomac River, surplus real property, uranium mining, and the Virginia Council on Indians.

Box 10 Folder 1
Correspondence, 2010 .
Box 10 Folder 2
Correspondence, 2011 .
Box 10 Folder 3
Correspondence, 2012 .
Box 10 Folder 4
Correspondence, 2013 Jan-May .
Box 10 Folder 5
Correspondence, 2013 June-July .
Box 10 Folder 6
Correspondence, 2013 Aug-Dec .
Box 10 Folder 7
America the Beautiful Quarters Program, 2012 .
Box 10 Folder 8
Appointments, 2013 .
Box 10 Folder 9
Biography - David K. Paylor, undated .
Box 10 Folder 10
Cabinet continuity, 2010 .
Box 10 Folder 11
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, 2013 Dec .
Box 10 Folder 12
Caridal Horizon, 2011 .
Box 10 Folder 13
Chesapeake Bay - Total Max Daily Load, 2010-2012 .
Box 10 Folder 14
Conservation and Recreation, Dept. of, 2013 .
Box 10 Folder 15
Dominion Energy - Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, 2010 .
Box 10 Folder 16
Dominion Energy - Warren County Power Station, 2011 .
Box 11 Folder 1
Earth Day, 2010 .
Box 11 Folder 2
Energy - Virginia: Energy Capital of the East Coast, undated .
Box 11 Folder 3
Financial Statements, 2010 .
Box 11 Folder 4
Financial Statements, 2011 .
Box 11 Folder 5
Financial Statements, 2012 .
Box 11 Folder 6
Financial Statements, 2013 .
Box 11 Folder 7
Fort Christiana Historical Site, 2013 .
Box 11 Folder 8
Fort Monroe Authority - Correspondence, 2012-2013 .
Box 11 Folder 9
Fort Monroe Authority - Meeting, 2010 Aug 23 .
Box 11 Folder 10
Fort Monroe Authority - Meeting, 2011 Jan 6 .
Box 11 Folder 11
Fort Monroe Authority - Reuse Plan, 2008 .
Box 11 Folder 12
Fulcher, Valerie, 2013 .
Box 12 Folder 1
Game and Inland Fisheries, Dept. of, 2013 .
Box 12 Folder 2
Governor Decision Requests, 2013 Oct-Dec .
Box 12 Folder 3
Guns in State Parks, 2010 .
Box 12 Folder 4
Hiring, 2010-2011 .
Box 12 Folder 5
Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, 2011 .
Box 12 Folder 6
Houchens, Cynthia, 2013 .
Box 12 Folder 7
Indian Tax Tribute, undated .
Box 12 Folder 8
Kayak Run - New River, 2011 .
Box 12 Folder 9
Law Enforcement Activities Within Agencies Under the Secretary of Natural Resources, 2013 .
Box 12 Folder 10
Library of Virginia, 2012-2013 .
Box 12 Folder 11
Lyme disease, 2010 .
Box 12 Folder 12
Master Natural Resources Projects List, undated .
Box 12 Folder 13
Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District - Board of Directors meeting, 2013 Apr 23 .
Box 12 Folder 14
Oil and gas rights, 2011 .
Box 12 Folder 15
Oil and gas rights, 2012-2013 .
Box 12 Folder 16
Outer Continental Shelf, 2012-2013 .
Box 13 Folder 1
Potomac River Fisheries Commission - Minutes, 2010 Dec 3 .
Box 13 Folder 2
Rose Dale Vision Report, 2013 Oct .
Box 13 Folder 3
Secure Commonwealth Panel - Recurring Coastal Flooding Subpanel, 2013 Sept 25 .
Box 13 Folder 4
Shelburne Glebe (Loudoun Co.), 2011 .
Box 13 Folder 5
Smith Mountain Lake Shoreline Management Plan, 2003 .
Box 13 Folder 6
Staff meeting - Agenda, 2013 July 2 .
Box 13 Folder 7
Surplus Real Property, 2010 .
Box 13 Folder 8
Surplus Real Property, 2011 .
Box 13 Folder 9
Surplus Real Property, 2012 .
Box 13 Folder 10
Surplus Real Property, 2013 .
Box 13 Folder 11
Uranium Mining in Virginia, 2012 .
Box 13 Folder 12
Virginia Council on Indians, 2010-2011 .
Box 13 Folder 13
Virginia Council on Indians, 2012 .
Box 14 Folder 1
Virginia Council on Indians, 2013 .
Box 14 Folder 2
Virginia Council on Indians - Recognition of Virginia Indian Tribes (Report), 2014 Jan .
Box 14 Folder 3
Virginia Land Conservation Foundation - Report, 2013 Sept .
Box 14 Folder 4
Virginia Information Technologies Agency - Costs, 2012 .
Box 14 Folder 5
Virginia Performs, 2011 .
Box 14 Folder 6
Virginia Uranium, Inc., 2010 .
Box 14 Folder 7
Winegard letter, 2010 .