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WV Code § 29-1B-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1B. Commission on Interstate Cooperation|§29-1B-6. Commission May Establish Delegations and Committees

The commission shall establish such delegations and committees as it deems advisable, in order that they may confer and formulate proposals concerning effective means to secure intergovernmental harmony, and may perform other functions for the commission in obedience to its decisions. Subject to the approval of the commission, the member or members of each such delegation or committee shall be appointed by the chairman of the commission. State officials or employees who are not members of the commission on interstate cooperation may be appointed as members of any such delegation or committee, but private citizens holding no governmental position in this state shall not be eligible. The commission may provide such other rules as it considers appropriate concerning the membership and the functioning of any such delegation or committee. The commission may provide for advisory boards for itself and for its various delegations and committees, and may authorize private citizens to serve on such boards.
WV Code § 29-1B-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1B. Commission on Interstate Cooperation|§29-1B-7. Names of Committees and Commission

The committees and the commission established by this article shall be informally known, respectively, as the "Senate cooperation committee," the "House cooperation committee," and the "West Virginia cooperation commission."
WV Code § 29-1B-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1B. Commission on Interstate Cooperation|§29-1B-8. Filing Interstate Compacts

(a) Within ninety days of entering into an interstate compact, a commission, agency or person administering the compact between or among states or the federal government, having the force of law and to which this state is a party, shall file with the office of the Secretary of State:(1) A copy of the compact accompanied by a signed letter of a representative of the commission, agency or person administering the compact stating that the copy is a true and accurate copy of the adopted compact;(2) A listing of all other jurisdictions party to the compact and the date on which each jurisdiction entered into participation; and(3) Citations to any act or resolution of the Congress of the United States consenting to the compact.(b) The commission, agency or person administering the compact shall submit, within a reasonable time from when the information becomes available:(1) The status of each compact with respect to withdrawals or additions of participating jurisdictions; and(2) Any amendment, supplementary agreement or administrative rule having the force of law and implementing or modifying the compact.(c) The office of the Secretary of State shall index these documents and make them available for inspection upon request of any person during normal business hours.(d) The provisions of this section are in addition to other requirements of law for filing, publication or distribution.(e) Certified copies of interstate compacts entered into by this state prior to the effective date of this section and the information required to be filed under subsection (a) of this section shall be filed with the office of the Secretary of State by the commission, agency or person administering the compacts within ninety days of the effective date of this section.
WV Code § 29-1C-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1C. Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin|§29-1C-1. To 29-1c-5

Repealed.Acts, 1994 Reg. Sess., Ch. 61.
WV Code § 29-1D-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1D. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission|§29-1D-1. To 29-1d-6

Repealed.Acts, 1994 Reg. Sess., Ch. 61.
WV Code § 29-1E-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-1. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Compact" means the southern states energy compact;(2) "Board" means the southern states energy board.
WV Code § 29-1E-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-3. Membership of Board

The Governor shall appoint one of this state's three board members of the southern states energy board which is established by article two of the compact. Such member shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall each appoint one member of their respective houses, to serve at their pleasure, as board members of the southern states energy board. The president, the speaker and the Governor are each hereby authorized to appoint an alternate member who may serve at and for such time as the regular member shall designate and shall have the same power and authority as the regular member when so serving.
WV Code § 29-1E-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-4. Employees of Board

The employees of the board shall be under such merit system as the board shall provide and, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of article two (f), the board and its employees shall be considered a state agency, and the state employees' retirement system is hereby authorized to contract with the board in order to further or facilitate the activities of the board pursuant to article two (f) of the compact. No such contract shall take effect prior to its approval by the Governor.
WV Code § 29-1E-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-5. Duties of Members of Board

(a) The members of the board appointed and serving in accordance with section two of this article shall assist in the coordination of atomic and other energy-related activities within this state.(b) The board members are hereby authorized and empowered to assist in the orderly development of atomic and other energy-related knowledge within the State of West Virginia.
WV Code § 29-1E-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-6. Supplementary Agreements

Any supplementary agreement entered into under article six of the compact requiring the expenditure of funds shall not become effective as to the state until the required funds are appropriated by the Legislature.
WV Code § 29-1E-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-7. Cooperation of State Agencies, Boards, Departments, etc.

The departments, boards, agencies, commissions, officers and employees of the state and its subdivisions are authorized to cooperate with the board in the furtherance of any of its activities pursuant to this compact.
WV Code § 29-1E-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-8. Appropriations

The Legislature may appropriate such funds as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, article, and sections.
WV Code § 29-1E-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-9. Severability Clause

If for any reason any section or provision of this article shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remainder of this article.
WV Code § 29-1E-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1E. Southern States Energy Compact|§29-1E-10. Effective Date of Amendments to Compact; Prior Compact to Continue in Force

The amendatory provisions to section two of this article enacted in the year one thousand nine hundred seventy-nine shall become effective at such time as nine of the eligible party states to the southern interstate nuclear compact, which may include the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands, approve substantially the same changes in the compact as are provided for in section two of this article and the Congress of the United States consents to the compact, substantially as amended by section two of this article; until such time, this state shall continue to remain a member of the southern interstate nuclear compact as set forth in chapter three, acts of the Legislature, one thousand nine hundred sixty-four.
WV Code § 29-1F-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1F. Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District Compact|§29-1F-2. Appointment of Members of Commission; Vacancies

In pursuance of article IV of the above compact, there shall be five members of the Wheeling Creek watershed protection and flood prevention commission from the State of West Virginia, one of whom shall be a member of the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio, West Virginia, appointed by that body to serve at its will and pleasure, one of whom shall be a citizen of the city of Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia, appointed by the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio, West Virginia, to serve at its will and pleasure, one of whom shall be a member of the county court of Marshall county, West Virginia, appointed by that body to serve at its will and pleasure, one of whom shall be a citizen of Marshall county, West Virginia, appointed by the county court thereof to serve at its will and pleasure, and one of whom shall be a member of the board of supervisors of the northern panhandle soil conservation district, appointed by said board of supervisors to serve at its will and pleasure: Provided, That (1) the citizen appointed by the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio, West Virginia, shall not be a member of that body; (2) the citizen appointed by the county court of Marshal county, West Virginia, shall not be a member of that body; and (3) the member appointed by the board of supervisors of the northern panhandle soil conservation district shall not be a resident of either Ohio or Marshall county, West Virginia.Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority responsible for making the appointment to the position vacated.
WV Code § 29-1F-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1F. Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District Compact|§29-1F-3. Contributions by Political Subdivisions

The county court of Marshall county, West Virginia, and the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio, West Virginia, and any municipality therein, which may reasonably be expected to receive a benefit from the construction, improvement, operation or maintenance of any works of improvement, are hereby authorized and empowered to contribute moneys to the district by appropriation from their respective general funds not otherwise appropriated, and may set up in their respective budgets funds to be spent for such purposes, and such counties or municipalities may levy and collect taxes for such purposes, in the manner provided by law: Provided, That in case sufficient funds cannot be raised by ordinary levies, additional funds may be raised by the counties of Marshall and Ohio, and any such municipality, as provided by section sixteen, article eight, chapter eleven of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended.Such county court, board of commissioners, and municipal corporations are hereby authorized and empowered to transfer and convey to the district property of any kind heretofore acquired by said county court, board of commissioners, and municipalities, if acceptable to the district as adaptable for use for the purposes of the district, such transfers or conveyances to be without consideration or for such price and upon such terms and conditions as such county court, board of commissioners or municipalities shall determine to be proper.
WV Code § 29-1F-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1F. Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District Compact|§29-1F-4. Ohio County Board of Commissioners Authorized to Transfer Certain Special Levy Receipts to the Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Commission

The board of commissioners of the county of Ohio is hereby authorized and empowered to transfer to the Wheeling Creek watershed protection and flood prevention commission established by this article all tax revenue and interest thereon received pursuant to and as the result of the special levy election held in Ohio county on May 12, 1964, to raise funds for the Wheeling Creek watershed project, which election was authorized and called by the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio by order entered on March 31, 1964: Provided, That before making any such transfer the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio shall obtain from the Wheeling Creek watershed protection and flood prevention commission written assurances that all such revenue and interest thereon to be so transferred shall be expended solely for the purposes for which such special levies were authorized: Provided further, That upon the receipt of such written assurances the board of commissioners of the county of Ohio shall not be liable for any misapplication by the Wheeling Creek watershed protection and flood prevention commission of any such revenues and interest thereon so transferred.
WV Code § 29-1F-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1F. Wheeling Creek Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention District Compact|§29-1F-5. When Commission Authorized to Dispose of Real and Personal Property

Subdivision (i), article VI, of the Wheeling Creek Watershed protection and flood prevention district compact shall be effective from the date of its enactment insofar as it relates to property situated in the State of West Virginia, but shall not apply to property situated in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania until and unless enacted by said commonwealth.
WV Code § 29-1G-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1G. Interstate Compact on Air Pollution|§29-1G-1. To 29-1g-5

Repealed.Acts, 1979 Reg. Sess., Ch. 3.
WV Code § 29-1H-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§29-1H-2. Appointment of Members of Commission

In pursuance of Article 2 of the Compact, the Governor of the State of West Virginia, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint two persons as members of the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission from the State of West Virginia, each of whom shall be a resident and citizen of the state. The term of the member of the Commission first appointed shall be two years and of the other shall be four years, and their successors shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for terms of four years each. Each member of the Commission shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified. Vacancies occurring in the office of any such member for any reason or cause shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for the unexpired term.
WV Code § 29-1H-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§29-1H-3. Powers of Commission, Duties of State Officers, Departments, etc.

There is hereby granted to the Commission and members of the Commission all of the powers provided for in the Compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the Compact in every particular. All officers of this state are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary to or incidental to the carrying out of the Compact in every particular, it being hereby declared to be the policy of this state to perform and carry out the Compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof. The director of health shall have the primary responsibility therefor.
WV Code § 29-1H-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§29-1H-4. Powers Granted Herein Supplemental to Other Powers Vested in Commission

Any powers herein granted to the Commission shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case a limitation upon any of the powers vested in the Commission by other laws of this state, by the other party states, by Congress or the terms of the Compact.
WV Code § 29-1H-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§29-1H-5. Cooperation of State Agencies, Boards, Departments, Subdivisions, etc.

The departments, boards, agencies, commissions, officers and employees of the state and its subdivisions are authorized and directed to cooperate with the director of health in the furtherance of any of his activities pursuant to the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact and the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 29-1H-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§29-1H-6. Rules and Regulations

The director of health is authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary and incidental to the carrying out of the Compact and this article. Such authorization shall include, without limitation, rules and regulations necessary and incidental to carrying out subsection two, section (g), article three of the Compact. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated only in accordance with article three, section twenty-nine-a of this code.
WV Code § 29-1H-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§29-1H-7. Enforcement

(a) Following the establishment of a regional facility pursuant to the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, the director of health, the Attorney General or the prosecuting attorney of any county in which a violation occurs may seek in the name of the state an injunction against any person in violation of any of the provisions of said Compact, this article or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to said Compact or this article. In seeking such an injunction it is not necessary for the state to post bond nor to allege or prove at any stage of the proceeding that irreparable harm will occur if the injunction is not issued or that the remedy of the law is inadequate. An application for injunctive relief under this section may be filed and relief granted notwithstanding the fact that all administrative remedies provided for have not been exhausted or invoked against the person or persons against whom such relief is sought.(b) The director of health is hereby authorized to remedy or to contract to remedy any condition he deems a threat to public health and safety arising from a violation of the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, this article or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Compact or this article and to proceed pursuant to subsection (c) of this section to recover judgment for the costs thereof.(c) Pursuant to section (d), Article 4 of the Appalachian States Low-level Radioactive Waste Compact, the director of health and the Attorney General are hereby authorized to prosecute actions for judgments pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. The director of health and the Attorney General are further authorized to institute actions to assess punitive fines or penalties pursuant to section (d), Article 4 of the Compact for violations of the Compact, this article or rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to the Compact or this article. Such actions may be brought at the option of the state in the circuit court of any county in which a violation occurred or may be brought as a contested case pursuant to chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. In any action brought under the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, the director of health or the Attorney General shall have the power to issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum on behalf of the state or any interested party. The punitive fines and penalties may not exceed the fines provided in section eight of this article and may only be sought in lieu thereof.
WV Code § 29-1H-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§29-1H-8. Penalties

(a) Any person who after the establishment of a regional facility pursuant to the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact violates or causes to be violated the provisions of section (a) or section (b), Article 4 of the Compact or any of the provisions of or regulations regarding packaging and transportation promulgated pursuant to subsection two, section (g), Article 3 of the Compact is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $25,000 for each day of violation, or imprisoned in the penitentiary not less than one nor more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned. If the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this subsection, the person shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $50,000 for each day of violation, or shall be imprisoned not less than two nor more than ten years, or both fined and imprisoned.(b) Any person who after the establishment of a regional facility pursuant to this Compact violates or causes to be violated the provisions of any rules and regulations regarding volume reduction promulgated pursuant to subsection two, section (g), Article 3 of the Compact is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $2,500 for each day of such violation, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than one nor more than five months, or both fined and imprisoned. If the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person under this subsection, the person shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $25,000 for each day of such violation, or shall be imprisoned not less than two nor more than ten years, or both fined and imprisoned.
WV Code § 29-1H-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 1H. Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact|§29-1H-9. Conflicting Laws

In the event the provisions of the Appalachian States Low- Level Radioactive Waste Compact, this article or any rules and regulations lawfully promulgated thereunder shall be or become inconsistent with any other provisions of this code, the provisions of the Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact and this article and the rules and regulations lawfully promulgated thereunder shall prevail to the extent of such inconsistency and the conflicting provisions shall be null and void to the extent of such inconsistency.