Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2012/RS/com_amends/HB4046%20S%20GOV%20AM%20_1.htm
Timestamp: 2018-04-27 01:02:12
Document Index: 393065486

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HB4046 S GOV AM #1
Julia Morton/Suzette Piggott
That §16-1-16, §19-12A-3, §25-6-1, §25-6-2, §25-6-3, §25-6-4, §25-6-5, §25-6-6, §25-6-7 and §30-1-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; that §5-6-1 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §5A-1-11 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §5B-1-1a of said code be amended and reenacted; that §5B-2F-2 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §9-2-1a of said code be amended and reenacted; that §17B-2-7a of said code be amended and reenacted; that §17C-15-44 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §18-10A-2 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §19-1-3a of said code be amended and reenacted; that §19-21A-4 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §22C-12-6 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §24-1-3 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §24A-1A-2 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §24E-1-11 of said code be amended and reenacted; and that §47A-1-1 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
§5-6-1. State Building Commission; composition; appointment, terms and qualifications of members; chairman and secretary; compensation and expenses; powers and duties generally; frequency of meetings.
"The State Office Building Commission of West Virginia, hereto created, shall continue in existence, but on and after February 9, 1966, shall be known and designated as (a) The State Building Commission of West Virginia and shall continue is continued as a body corporate and as an agency of the State of West Virginia. On and after the date aforesaid,
(b) The commission shall consist consists of the Governor, Attorney General, State Treasurer and four additional members to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(c) The terms of office for said the appointed members to be appointed by the Governor shall be is four years. except that the terms of office of the first four members so appointed by the Governor shall be for one, two, three and four years, respectively. No more than three of such the appointed members so appointed by the Governor shall be members of the same political party, nor shall any of said the appointed members be members or employees of the executive, legislative or judicial branches of government of West Virginia or any political subdivision thereof.
(d) The Governor shall be chairman of the commission. The Secretary of State shall be a member of the commission and serve as its secretary, but shall not have the right to vote upon matters before the commission. All members of the commission shall be citizens and residents of this state.
(a) Effective July 1, 2007, The Division of Energy is created continued as a state agency under the Department of Commerce. The division may receive federal funds. The division shall be administered by a director, who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall continue to serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified as provided. The director shall be selected with special preference and consideration given to his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in energy policy and development activities.
(h) The division may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code designed to implement an energy policy and development plan in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (i) The energy policy and development plans required by subsections (d) and (f) of this section shall identify and report on the energy infrastructure in this state and include without limitation energy infrastructure related to protecting the state's essential data, information systems and critical government services in times of emergency, inoperativeness or disaster. In consultation with the Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, the director of the division shall encourage the development of energy infrastructure and strategic resources that will ensure the continuity of governmental operations in situations of emergency, inoperativeness or disaster.
(n) The Performance Evaluation and Research Division of the Legislative Auditor’s office shall perform an agency review of the Division of Energy in 2010 as part of its review of the Department of Commerce as set forth in article four, chapter ten of this code. (o) (n) The division shall work with the President of the United States and his or her administration to develop a plan that would allow West Virginia to become the leader in transitioning the United States to a new energy future.
(p) (o) The division is to determine the best way for West Virginia to utilize its resources and any federal funding to develop the technologies that are necessary for such a transition.
(q) (p) The division is to clearly articulate West Virginia’s position on an energy solution for the United States that encompasses clean coal, natural gas, transtech energy technologies and renewable energy technologies.
(r) (q) The division shall develop and distribute an informational program and policies that emphasize the importance of West Virginia energy resources and their positive impact on the eastern seaboard and the nation.
(s) (r) The division shall monitor legal challenges to the energy industries in the state and submit a report quarterly to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance. The report shall contain information relating to any litigation that challenges any statute that could affect the production, distribution and utilization of natural resources of the state.
(g) The committee is hereby authorized to recommend to the Superintendent of Public Safety types and makes of protective helmets, eye protection devices and equipment offered for sale, purchased or used by any person. The committee is authorized to make recommendations to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles regarding the use of the moneys in the Motorcycle Safety Fund created under section seven, article one-d, chapter seventeen-b of this code.
(a) The Division of Rehabilitation Services is hereby transferred to continued under the Department of Education and the Arts created in article one, chapter five-f of this code. The secretary shall appoint any such board, commission or council over the division to the extent required by federal law to qualify for federal funds for providing rehabilitation services for disabled persons. The secretary and such the boards, commissions or councils as he or she is required by federal law to appoint are authorized and directed to cooperate with the federal government to the fullest extent in an effort to provide rehabilitation services for disabled persons.
§19-1-3a. Marketing and Development Division duties.
In recognition that article ten, chapter four of this code requires a preliminary performance review of the rural resource division of the Department of Agriculture and that performance standards must be stated before such audit can be performed, the rural resources division is hereby formally established and renamed the marketing and development division in the Department of Agriculture. The duties of the Marketing and Development Division are to:
(1) Establish marketing, promotional and development programs to advance West Virginia agriculture in the domestic and international markets; to
(2) Provide grading, inspection and market news services to the various elements of the West Virginia agricultural industry; and to
(3) Regulate and license individuals involved in the marketing of agricultural products.
§19-21A-4. State Conservation Committee.
(7) Obtain options upon and acquire by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise or otherwise any property, real or personal, or rights or interests in the property; maintain, administer, operate and improve any properties acquired; receive and retain income from the property and to expend the income as required for operation, maintenance, administration or improvement of the properties or in otherwise carrying out the purposes and provisions of this article; and sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its property or interests in the property in furtherance of the purposes and the provisions of this article. Money received from the sale of land acquired in the small watershed program shall be deposited in the special account of the state Conservation Committee and expended as provided in this article;
(8) To promulgate emergency and legislative Propose rules for legislative approval to effectuate the provisions of this article; as amended and reenacted by the Legislature during the 2005 regular session of the Legislature and
(9) Upon a Governor’s proclamation declaring a state of emergency or federal disaster declaration, the state committee, its employees or agents may enter any water of the state for the purpose of removing debris and other obstruction which impede water flow and present additional flood hazards. The agency shall make reasonable efforts to secure the permission of the landowner before entering any private property in connection with these removal activities. The exercise of this limited authority does not constitute taking of private property or trespass. This authority shall continue for the duration of the Governor’s proclamation or the federal disaster declaration.
§22C-12-6. Legislative declaration.
After having conducted a preliminary performance review through its joint committee on government operations, pursuant to article ten, chapter four of this code,
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that West Virginia should remain a member of the compact. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code, West Virginia shall continue to be a member of this compact until the first day of July, two thousand six, unless sooner terminated, continued or reestablished by act of the Legislature.
§24-1-3. Public Service Commission; membership; chairman; compensation.
(a) The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is continued and directed as provided by this chapter, chapter twenty-four-a, chapter twenty-four-b and chapter twenty-four-d of this code. After having conducted a performance audit through its joint committee on government operations, pursuant to section nine, article ten, chapter four of this code, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Public Service Commission should be continued and reestablished. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of section five, article ten, chapter four of this code, the Public Service Commission shall continue to exist until the first day of July, two thousand three. The Public Service Commission may sue and be sued by that name.
(b) The Public Service Commission shall consist consists of three members who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commissioners shall be citizens and residents of this state and at least one of them shall be duly licensed to practice law in West Virginia, with not less than ten years’ actual work experience in the legal profession as a member of a state bar. No more than two of the commissioners shall be members of the same political party. Each commissioner shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take and subscribe to the oath provided by section five, article IV of the Constitution of this state. The oath shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The Governor shall designate one of the commissioners to serve as chairman at the Governor’s will and pleasure. The chairman shall be the chief administrative officer of the commission. The Governor may remove any commissioner only for incompetency, neglect of duty, gross immorality, malfeasance in office or violation of subsection (c) (d) of this section.
(b) The unexpired terms of members of the Public Service Commission at the time this subsection becomes effective are continued. Upon expiration of the terms, (c) Appointments are for terms of six years, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy is for the unexpired term only. The commissioners whose terms are terminated by the provisions of this subsection are eligible for reappointment.
(c) (d) No person while in the employ of, or holding any official relation to, any public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter or holding any stocks or bonds of a public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter or who is pecuniarily interested in a public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter may serve as a member of the commission or as an employee of the commission. Nor may any No commissioner may be a candidate for or hold public office or be a member of any political committee while acting as a commissioner. nor may any No commissioner or employee of the commission may receive any pass, free transportation or other thing of value, either directly or indirectly, from any public utility or motor carrier subject to the provisions of this chapter. In case any of the commissioners If a commissioner becomes a candidate for any public office or a member of any political committee, the Governor shall remove him or her from office and shall appoint a new commissioner to fill the vacancy created.
(d) (e) The salaries of members of the Public Service Commission and the manner in which they are paid established by the prior enactment of this section are continued. Effective July 1, 2001, The annual salary of each commissioner provided in section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this code shall be paid in monthly installments from the special funds in the percentages that follow:
(f) In addition to the salary provided for all commissioners in section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this code, the chairman of the commission shall receive $5,000 per annum to be paid in monthly installments from the Public Service Commission Fund collected under the provisions of section six, article three of this chapter.
CHAPTER 24A. MOTOR CARRIERS OF PASSENGERS AND PROPERTY FOR HIRE.
§24A-1A-2. Commercial Motor Vehicle Weight and Safety Enforcement Advisory Committee; purpose; members; terms.
(a) There is created The Commercial Motor Vehicle Weight and Safety Enforcement Advisory Committee is continued. The purpose of which is to study the implementation of the commercial motor vehicle weight and safety enforcement program set forth in this article.
(h) On or before January 1 2004, and of each subsequent year, thereafter the committee shall submit to the Governor and to the Legislature a report of its recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the commercial vehicle weight and safety enforcement program.
§24E-1-11. Advisory board; duties of board and county commissions.
(a) The board shall terminate on July 1, 2009, after which it shall have one year to wind up its affairs pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code. Upon final termination, the board shall transfer all its
(a) The Statewide Addressing and Mapping Board is continued as an advisory board within the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
(b) Any right, title and interest the board has to any maps, compilations or other works that it created as a result of the statewide addressing and mapping is transferred to the respective county commissions.
(b) Upon final termination of the board,
(c) County commissions shall maintain and update the addressing and mapping systems within their respective jurisdictions under the standards established by the board, as updated thereafter by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety under this section and shall supply the updated information to the division in the format it establishes through its rule-making authority.
(g) (d) The rules in effect as of the reenactment of this article during the 2007 regular session will on July 1, 2012, shall remain in effect until amended, modified, repealed or replaced pursuant to this article.
(b) In view of the foregoing findings, it is the purpose of this section to establish continue the West Virginia Lending and Credit Rate Board and authorize said board to prescribe semiannually the maximum interest rates and finance charges on loans, credit sales or transactions, forbearance or similar transactions made pursuant to this section subject to the provisions, conditions and limitations hereinafter set forth and to authorize lenders, sellers and other creditors to charge up to the maximum interest rates or finance charges so fixed. The rates prescribed by the board are alternative rates and any creditor may utilize either the rate or rates set by the board or any other rate or rates which the creditor is permitted to charge under any other provision of this code.
(c) The West Virginia Lending and Credit Rate Board shall be is comprised of:
(k) Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code, the West Virginia lending and credit rate board shall continue to exist until the first day of July, two thousand five.