Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2714%20intr.htm&yr=2011&sesstype=RS&i=2714
Timestamp: 2017-09-21 08:54:07
Document Index: 465550202

Matched Legal Cases: ['§27', '§60', '§27', '§60', '§27', '§27']

HB 2714 Text
Introduced Version House Bill 2714 History
(By Delegates Sobonya, Hamilton, Brown,
Reynolds, C. Miller, Rodighiero,
Hatfield and Rowan)
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §27-1A-11a; and to amend and reenact §60-3-9, all relating to the creation of the West Virginia Addictions Treatment and Recovery Fund by dedicating five cents per ounce of the uniform price of alcoholic liquors sold in this state to the fund.
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §27-1A-11a; and that §60-3-9 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
§27-1A-11a. West Virginia Addictions Treatment and Recovery Fund.
(a) All moneys collected from the five cents per ounce designation, effective July 1, 2011, as outlined in section nine, article three, chapter sixty, of this code shall be deposited in a special account in the State Treasury to be known as the “West Virginia Addictions Treatment and Recovery Fund.” Expenditures from the fund are for the purposes set forth in subsection (b) of this section and are not authorized from collections but are to be made only in accordance with appropriation by the Legislature in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code and upon fulfillment of the provisions of article two, chapter eleven-b of this code. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, and every year thereafter, expenditures are authorized from collections rather than pursuant to appropriation by the Legislature. The fund shall also include all receipts from loans made by the fund, any moneys appropriated by the Legislature, all income from the investment of moneys held in the fund and all other moneys designated for deposit to the fund from any source, public or private.
(b) The fund, to the extent that money is available, shall be used for the development and support of programs including, but not limited to, community-based support programs or community-based corrections programs, or both. The funds shall be used only for programs relating to the prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery from addictions such as those related to drug or alcohol use, or both drug or alcohol use. Further, no more than three percent of the total revenue generated pursuant to section nine, article three, chapter sixty, of this code may be used to defray costs incurred by the department in administering the provisions of this subsection.
(c) The secretary shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to govern the disbursement of moneys from the fund for development costs, operating costs, infrastructure and program support, establish criteria for eligibility to receive grants or loans from the fund and in cases where loans are issued, establish the terms and conditions of the loans, including interest rates and repayment of terms.
The commissioner shall, from time to time, fix uniform prices for each variety, class and brand of alcoholic liquors offered for sale in state stores. Alcoholic liquors shall be sold in state stores and agencies only at the uniform prices fixed by the commissioner. As of July 1, 2012, five cents per ounce of the uniform price for each variety, class and brand of alcoholic liquors offered for sale in state stores shall be deposited into the West Virginia Addictions Treatment and Recovery Fund established in section eleven-a, article one-a, chapter twenty-seven of this code.
The commissioner, in the exercise of his or her authority under this section, is hereby directed to continue the increase in the price of alcoholic liquors, heretofore effected pursuant to the provisions of this section as amended by chapter six, Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, regular session, 1951, which is presently producing an additional annual revenue of $1,600,000 on an annual volume of business equal to the average for the past three years.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Addictions Treatment and Recovery Fund by dedicating five cents per ounce of the uniform price of alcoholic liquors sold in this state to the fund.
§27-1A-11a is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.