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WV Code § 7-20-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-14. Use of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds

(a) The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under authority of this article shall be applied only for the purpose for which the bonds were issued: Provided, That any accrued interest and premium received in any such sale shall be applied to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds sold. If for any reason any portion of the proceeds shall not be needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, then the unneeded portion of the proceeds shall be applied to the purchase of bonds for cancellation or payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds, or held in reserve for the payment thereof.(b) The costs of acquiring any special infrastructure project shall be deemed to include the following:(1) Capital costs, including, but not limited to, the actual costs of the construction of public works or improvements, capital improvements and facilities, new buildings, structures and fixtures, the demolition, alteration, remodeling, repair or reconstruction of existing buildings, structures and fixtures, environmental remediation, the acquisition of equipment and site clearing, grading and preparation;(2) Financing costs, including, but not limited to, an interest paid to holders of evidences of indebtedness issued to pay for project costs, all costs of issuance and any redemption premiums, credit enhancement or other related costs;(3) Real property acquisition costs;(4) Professional service costs, including, but not limited to, those costs incurred for architectural planning, engineering and legal advice and services;(5) Imputed administrative costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable charges for time spent by county employees in connection with the implementation of a project;(6) Relocation costs, including, but not limited to, those relocation payments made following condemnation and job training and retraining;(7) Organizational costs, including, but not limited to, the costs of conducting environmental impact and other studies, and the costs of informing the public with respect to the implementation of project plans;(8) Payments made, in the discretion of the county commission, which are found to be necessary or convenient to the implementation of project plans; and(9) That portion of costs related to the construction of environmental protection devices, storm or sanitary sewer lines, water lines, amenities or streets or the rebuilding or expansion of streets, or the construction, alteration, rebuilding or expansion of which is necessitated by the project plan, whether or not the construction, alteration, rebuilding or expansion is within the area or on land contiguous thereto.
WV Code § 7-20-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-15. No Contribution by County

(a) No county commission shall have the power to pay out of its general funds, or otherwise contribute, any of the costs of acquiring, constructing or financing a special infrastructure project to be acquired, constructed or financed, in whole or in part, out of the proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds issued under the authority of this article: Provided, That this provision shall not be construed to prevent a county from accepting donations of property to be used as a part of an infrastructure project or to be used for defraying any part of the cost of any infrastructure project or from imposing a service fee as provided in section twelve of this article, which is dedicated, in whole or in part, to the infrastructure project or to payment of debt service on revenue bonds issued pursuant to this article.(b) The bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be payable solely from: (1) The revenue derived from the infrastructure project or the financing thereof; (2) the service fee imposed pursuant to section twelve of this article; or (3) any combination of these sources.(c) No county commission shall have the authority under this article to levy any taxes for the purpose of paying any part of the cost of acquiring, constructing or financing an infrastructure project. However, all necessary preliminary expenses actually incurred by a county commission in the making of surveys, taking options, preliminary planning and all other expenses necessary to be paid prior to the issuance, sale and delivery of the revenue bonds, may be paid by the county commission out of any surplus contained in any item of budgetary appropriation or any revenues, including, but not limited to, service fees, collected in excess of anticipated revenues, which shall be reimbursed and repaid out of the proceeds of the sale of the revenue bonds.
WV Code § 7-20-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-16. Bonds Made Legal Investments

Bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall be legal investments for banks, building and loan associations, and insurance companies organized under the laws of this state and for a business development corporation organized pursuant to chapter thirty-one, article fourteen of this code.
WV Code § 7-20-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-17. Construction of Article

Neither this article nor anything herein contained shall be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which a county might otherwise have under any laws of this state, but shall be construed as alternative or additional; and this article shall not be construed as requiring an election on issuance of the bonds by the voters of a county prior to the issuance of bonds hereunder by the county commission and same shall not be construed as requiring any proceeding under any law or laws, other than that which is required by this article.
WV Code § 7-20-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-18. No Notice, Consent or Publication Required

No notice to or consent or approval by any other governmental body or public officer shall be required as a prerequisite to the issuance or sale of any bonds or the making of any agreement, a mortgage or deed of trust under the authority of this article. No publication or notice shall be necessary to the validity of any resolution or proceeding had under this article, except where publication or notice is expressly required by this article.
WV Code § 7-20-19 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-19. Public Officials Exempt From Personal Liability

No member of a county commission or other county officer shall be personally liable on any contract or obligation executed pursuant to the authority contained in this article. Nor shall the issuance of bonds under this article be considered as misfeasance in office.
WV Code § 7-20-20 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-20. Cooperation by Public Bodies

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking or carrying out of a special infrastructure project located, in whole or in part, within the area in which it is authorized to act, any public body may, upon such terms, with or without consideration, as it may determine:(1) Dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property, or grant easements, licenses or any other rights or privileges therein to an authority;(2) Cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works which it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished in connection with an infrastructure project;(3) Furnish, dedicate, close, vacate, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, sidewalks, ways or other places, which it is otherwise empowered to undertake;(4) Plan or replan, zone or rezone any parcel of land within the jurisdiction of the public body or make exceptions from building regulations and ordinances if such functions are of the character which the public body is otherwise empowered to perform;(5) Cause administrative and other services to be furnished for the special infrastructure project of the character which the public body is otherwise empowered to undertake or furnish for the same or other purposes;(6) Incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by the public body in exercising the powers granted in this section;(7) Do any and all things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning or carrying out of a special infrastructure project that is, in whole or in part, located in its jurisdiction;(8) Lend, grant or contribute funds to a county commission for purposes of a special infrastructure project; and(9) Employ any funds belonging to or within the control of the public body, including funds derived from the sale or furnishing of property, service, or facilities to a county commission for a special infrastructure project, in the purchase of the bonds or other obligations of a county commission issued under this article and, as the holder of such bonds or other obligations, exercise the rights connected therewith.
WV Code § 7-20-21 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-21. Relocation of Public Utility Lines or Facilities to Accommodate Special Infrastructure Project

(a) In the event a county commission determines that any public utility line or facility located upon, across or under any portion of a street, avenue, highway, road or other public place or way shall be temporarily or permanently readjusted, removed, relocated, changed in grade or otherwise altered (each and all hereinafter for convenience referred to as "relocation") in order to accommodate any infrastructure project undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this article, the cost of the relocation shall be borne by the county commission.(b) For purposes of this section, the term "cost of relocation" shall include the entire amount paid by such utility, exclusive of any right-of-way costs incurred by such utility, properly attributable to such relocation after deducting therefrom any increase in the value of the new line or facility and salvage derived from the old line or facility.(c) The cost of relocating utility lines or facilities, as defined herein, in connection with any special infrastructure project is hereby declared to be a cost of the project.
WV Code § 7-20-22 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-22. Special Infrastructure Projects Financed by Service Fee Considered to Be Public Improvements Subject to Prevailing Wage, Local Labor Preference and Competitive Bid Requirements

(a) Any special infrastructure project acquired, constructed or financed, in whole or in part, by service fees imposed by a county commission under section twelve of this article shall be considered to be a "public improvement" within the meaning of the provisions of articles one-c and five-a, chapter twenty-one of this code.(b) The county commission shall, except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, solicit or require solicitation of competitive bids and require the payment of prevailing wage rates as provided in article five-a, chapter twenty-one of this code and compliance with article one-c of said chapter for any special infrastructure project funded pursuant to section twelve of this article exceeding $25,000 in total cost.(c) Following the solicitation of the bids, the construction contract shall be awarded to the lowest qualified responsible bidder, who shall furnish a sufficient performance and payment bond: Provided, That the county commission or other person soliciting the bids may reject all bids and solicit new bids on the project.(d) No officer or employee of this state or of any public agency, public authority, public corporation or other public entity and no person acting or purporting to act on behalf of such officer or employee or public entity shall require that any performance bond, payment bond or bid bond required or permitted by this section be obtained from any particular surety company, agent, broker or producer.(e) This section does not:(1) Apply to work performed on construction projects not exceeding a total cost of $50,000 by regular full-time employees of the county commission: Provided, That no more than $50,000 shall be expended on an individual project in a single location in a twelve-month period;(2) Prevent students enrolled in vocational educational schools from being used in construction or repair projects when such use is a part of the students' training program;(3) Apply to emergency repairs to building components and systems: Provided, That the term "emergency repairs" means repairs that, if not made immediately, will seriously impair the use of the building components and systems or cause danger to those persons using the building components and systems; or(4) Apply to any situation where the county commission comes to an agreement with volunteers, or a volunteer group, by which the county commission will provide construction or repair materials, architectural, engineering, technical or any other professional services and the volunteers will provide the necessary labor without charge to, or liability upon, the county commission: Provided, That the total cost of the construction or repair projects does not exceed $50,000.
WV Code § 7-20-23 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-23. Excess Funds; Termination of Service Fee

(a) When revenue bonds have been issued as provided in this article and the amount of service fees imposed pursuant to section twelve of this article and collected by the sheriff, less costs of administration, collection and enforcement, exceeds the amount needed to pay project costs and annual debt service, including the finding of required debt service and maintenance reserves, the additional amount shall be set aside in a separate fund and used to retire some or all of the outstanding revenue bonds before their maturity date.(b) Once the revenue bonds issued as provided in this article are no longer outstanding or the county commission determines that sufficient reserves have been or will be accumulated as of a specified date to pay all future debt service on the outstanding bonds, the service fee to payable services on a subsequent issue of revenue bonds imposed pursuant to section twelve of this article may not be imposed or collected for subsequent weeks after that date. Termination of the service fee as provided in this section shall not bar or otherwise prevent the county commission from collecting service fees that accrued before the termination date.
WV Code § 7-20-24 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development|§7-20-24. Severability

If any section, clause, provision or portion of this article shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other section, clause or provision of this article which is not in and of itself unconstitutional.
WV Code § 7-21-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 21. County Financial Stabilization Fund Act|§7-21-1. Short Title

This article may be known and cited as the "County Financial Stabilization Fund Act."
WV Code § 7-21-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 21. County Financial Stabilization Fund Act|§7-21-2. Findings and Declarations

The Legislature finds and declares that:(1) County government should maintain a prudent level of financial resources to try to protect against reducing service levels or raising taxes and fees because of temporary revenue shortfalls, unpredicted one-time expenditures or emergency situations; and(2) The creation, maintenance and use of a financial stabilization fund will provide counties with assistance to meet these challenges, as well as enable them to improve their financial management and practices.
WV Code § 7-21-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 21. County Financial Stabilization Fund Act|§7-21-3. Budget Stabilization Fund; Creation; Appropriation; Maximum

(a) A county commission may create a "financial stabilization fund" by a majority vote of the members. The fund may receive appropriations, gifts, grants and any other funds made available.(b) The county commission may appropriate a sum to the fund from any surplus in the General Fund at the end of each fiscal year or from any other money available.(c) The amount of money in the fund may not exceed thirty percent of the county's most recent general fund budget, as originally adopted. When the fund exceeds the thirty percent, the county commission shall transfer the excess to any fund it considers appropriate.
WV Code § 7-21-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 21. County Financial Stabilization Fund Act|§7-21-4. Fund Investment; Usage

(a) The county commission may invest the money in the fund as it considers appropriate, with the earnings retained by the fund.(b) The county commission may appropriate money in the financial stabilization fund upon a majority vote for any of the following purposes:(1) To cover a general fund shortfall; or(2) Any other purpose the commission considers appropriate.
WV Code § 7-22-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 22. County Economic Opportunity Development Districts|§7-22-1. Short Title

This article is known and may be cited as the "County Economic Opportunity Development District Act".
WV Code § 7-22-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 22. County Economic Opportunity Development Districts|§7-22-2. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Purpose

The Legislature finds that many significant business opportunities initiated within the counties of this state face financial and other economic obstacles. This adversely affects the economic and general well-being of the citizens of those counties.The Legislature further finds that there are undeveloped, underdeveloped or seriously deteriorated development areas within certain counties of this state which are uniquely situated relative to large populations in other states or to other specific economic recreational or cultural activities or facilities which will attract large populations from this state and other states who would be likely to make substantial retail purchases of tangible personal property and services offered in modern and modernized structures and facilities constructed, supplemented, reconstructed or repaired in such undeveloped, underdeveloped or seriously deteriorated areas within certain counties of this state. The Legislature further finds that economic inducements provided by the state are necessary and appropriate to enable the construction, supplementation, reconstruction and repair of such modern and modernized structures and facilities in such undeveloped, underdeveloped or seriously deteriorated areas within certain counties of this state. Establishment of economic opportunity development districts within counties of the state, in accordance with the purpose and powers set forth in this article, will serve a public purpose and promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general welfare of all citizens in the state. It will also promote the establishment and vitality of significant business opportunities within counties while serving as an effective means for developing or restoring and promoting retail and other business activity within the economic opportunity development districts created herein. This will be of special benefit to the tax base of the counties within which any economic development district is created pursuant to this article and will specifically generate substantial incremental increases in excise taxes on sales within such economic opportunity development districts of tangible personal property and services and thereby and otherwise will stimulate economic growth and job creation.
WV Code § 7-22-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 22. County Economic Opportunity Development Districts|§7-22-3. Definitions

For purposes of this article, the term:(1) "County commission" means the governing body of a county of this state;(2) "Development expenditures" means payments for governmental functions, programs, activities, facility construction, improvements and other goods and services which a district board is authorized to perform or provide under section five of this article;(3) "District" means an economic opportunity development district created pursuant to this article;(4) "District board" means a district board created pursuant to section ten of this article; and(5) "Eligible property" means any taxable or exempt real property located in a district established pursuant to this article.(6) "Remediation" means measures undertaken to bring about the reconditioning or restoration of property located within the boundaries of an economic opportunity development district that has been affected by exploration, mining, industrial operations or solid waste disposal and which measures, when undertaken, will eliminate or ameliorate the existing state of the property and enable the property to be commercially developed.
WV Code § 7-22-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers|Article 22. County Economic Opportunity Development Districts|§7-22-4. Authorization to Create Economic Opportunity Development Districts

A county commission may, in accordance with the procedures and subject to the limitations set forth in this article:(1) Create one or more economic opportunity development districts within its county;(2) Provide for the administration and financing of development expenditures within the districts; and(3) Provide for the administration and financing of a continuing program of development expenditures within the districts.