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sb670 intr
A BILL to amend and reenact §19-21A-3, §19-21A-4 §19-21A-5, §19-21A-6 and §19-21A-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to electing supervisors for conservation districts; defining certain terms; authorizing emergency rulemaking; providing that registered voters in the district may vote for supervisors and in referendum; requiring candidate for supervisor file statement; and providing that candidate may not be on ballot or take office if qualifications not met.
That §19-21A-3, §19-21A-4 §19-21A-5, §19-21A-6 and §19-21A-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
(12) "United States" or "agencies of the United States" includes the United States of America, Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.
(8) To promulgate emergency and legislative rules to effectuate the provisions of this article as amended and reenacted by the Legislature during the regular session of the Legislature in the year two thousand-five.
(a) Any twenty-five owners of land lying within the limits of the territory proposed to be organized into a district may file a petition with the State Conservation Committee asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. Such The petition shall set forth:
(c) After the committee has made and recorded a determination that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare, for the organization of a district in a particular territory and has defined the boundaries thereof, it shall consider the question whether the operation of a district within such boundaries with the powers conferred upon conservation districts in this article is administratively practicable and feasible. To assist the Committee in the determination of such administrative practicability and feasibility, it shall be is the duty of the Committee within a reasonable time after entry of the finding that there is need for the organization of the proposed district and the determination of the boundaries thereof, to hold a referendum within the proposed district upon the proposition of the creation of the district and to cause due notice of such referendum to be given. The question of the creation of the proposed district shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the proposed district at the next primary or general election. All of the provisions of the general election laws, when not in conflict with the provisions of this article, apply to voting and elections on the referendum, insofar as practicable.
(d) The Committee shall pay all expenses for the issuance of such notices and the conduct of such and conducting hearings and referenda and shall supervise the conduct of such hearings and referenda. It shall issue appropriate regulations promulgate rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code governing the conduct of such hearings and referenda and providing for the registration prior to the date of the referendum of all eligible voters, or prescribing some other appropriate procedure for the determination of those eligible as voters in such a referendum. No informalities in the conduct of such referendum or in any matter relating thereto shall invalidate said referendum or the result thereof if notice shall have been given substantially as herein provided and said referendum shall have been fairly conducted.
Within thirty days after the date of issuance by the Secretary of State of a certificate of organization of a conservation district, nominating petitions may be filed with the State Conservation Committee to nominate candidates for supervisors of such the district. A candidate for supervisor shall own land in the district and have education, training or experience necessary to carry out the duties required by this article and rules promulgated thereunder. A candidate shall file with the Committee a sworn written statement specifying that he or she meets the requirements of office. A candidate may not be placed on the ballot or be seated as a supervisor unless he or she meets these requirements.
Supervisors shall be elected in the general election to be conducted in the year two thousand eight, as nonpartisan candidates. The term of office for supervisor receiving the second highest number of votes in the general election of two thousand eight, shall be for two years, commencing on the first day of January, two thousand nine, and ending on the thirty-first day of December, two thousand eleven. Subsequent terms of office for supervisors elected thereafter shall be for four years. Persons currently holding the position of supervisor shall, regardless of the expiration of the currently designated term of office, continue to serve until the two thousand eight election.
(b) The supervisors shall designate a chairperson and may, from time to time, change the designation. The On and after the election of supervisors in two thousand eight term of office of each supervisor is three four years. A supervisor holds office until his or her successor has been elected or appointed. In case a new county or portion of a county is added to a district, the committee may appoint a supervisor to represent it until the next regular election of supervisors for the district takes place. If a vacancy occurs among the elected supervisors of a district, the Committee shall appoint a successor from the same county to fill the unexpired term. The appointment shall be made from a name or list of names submitted by local farm organizations and agencies the conservation district.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow all registered voters in a conservation district to vote for the supervisor representing their interests in the district and to elect two supervisors from each county rather than one; and to set forth certain requirements for being a candidate to be supervisor.