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WV Code § 31-21-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-10. Minimum Standards for Certified Sites

(a) The corporation shall establish minimum standards that a site must meet to be considered for certification. Minimum standards include, but are not limited to:(1) Letter of support from a mayor, county commissioner, or county, regional, or municipal economic development official;(2) Site ownership/control:(A) Preliminary fifty-year title report and description of liens and encumbrances, unless the corporation determines a shorter period is adequate, or a longer period is necessary, to protect the corporation and a subsequent purchaser of the site;(B) Letter from the property owner/option holder stating that the site is for sale/lease. If possible, proposed pricing or transactional requirements with a description of any on-site improvements, the current level of investment, and whether the property can be parceled;(C) Acreage; and(D) Full legal property description.(3) Maps:(A) ALTA map;(B) Site map showing lot layout, transportation access, roads and likely access points;(C) USGS topographical map; and(D) Aerial map.(4) Phase I environmental site assessment performed by a certified professional within the prior six months, and, if appropriate, any additional environmental site assessments performed by a certified professional within the prior six months. For any properties being remediated, documentation shall be provided about the status and cleanup objectives. For remediated sites, documentation shall be provided about liability protection.(5) Wetland delineation demonstrating that impacts to waters of the state will be avoided or a mitigation plan approved by the DEP.(6) Water and wastewater infrastructure to the property line with capacity clearly defined, or a demonstration of the ability to construct and pay for the infrastructure up to the property line.(7) Transportation infrastructure to the property line, including, but not limited to, the type of roads near the site and whether the roads are local, state or U. S. roads.(8) Electric infrastructure to the property line with its capacity clearly identified.(9) Natural gas infrastructure to the property line with its capacity clearly identified.(10) Water infrastructure to the property line with its capacity clearly identified.(11) Sewer infrastructure to the property line with its capacity clearly identified.(12) Telecommunications and/or high speed communications infrastructure to the property line with its capacity clearly identified.(b) The complete list of certified sites criteria shall be developed into a program application along with appropriate fees for participation as the certified sites program is implemented, and may be revised from time to time as warranted.
WV Code § 31-21-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-12. Preserve Property Value

(a) The corporation may, without the approval of a local unit of government in which property held by the corporation is located, control, hold, manage, maintain, operate, repair, lease as lessor, secure, prevent the waste or deterioration of, demolish and take all other actions necessary to preserve the value of the property held or owned directly by the corporation or by a single purpose entity created by the board for that purpose.(b) The corporation may take or perform the following with respect to property held or owned by the corporation or by any special purpose entity created by the board:(1) Grant or acquire a license, easement, or option with respect to property as the corporation determines is reasonably necessary to achieve the purposes of this article;(2) Fix, charge, and collect rents, fees and charges for use of property under the direct or indirect control of the corporation or for services provided by the corporation;(3) Take any action, provide any notice or institute any proceeding required to clear or quiet title to property held by the corporation in order to establish ownership by and vest title to property in the corporation or a special purpose entity created by the board; and(4) Remediate environmental contamination on any property held by the corporation.(c) Except as the corporation otherwise agrees by agreement or otherwise, on terms and conditions, and in a manner and for an amount of consideration the corporation considers proper, fair and valuable, including for no monetary consideration, the corporation may convey, sell, transfer, exchange, lease as lessor or otherwise dispose of property or rights or interests in property in which the corporation directly or indirectly holds a legal interest to any public or private person for value determined by the corporation.(d) The corporation shall be made a party to and shall defend any action or proceeding concerning title claims against property held directly or indirectly by the corporation.
WV Code § 31-21-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-13. Contaminated Property

(a) If the DEP determines that conditions on a property transferred to the corporation under this article present an immediate threat to public health, safety and welfare, or to the environment, the corporation may not convey, sell, transfer, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of the property until after a determination by the DEP that the threat has been remediated and/or eliminated and that conveyance, sale, transfer, exchange, lease or other disposal of the property by the corporation will not interfere with any of the DEP's response activities and will coordinate with the DEP regarding the corporation's activities at the property.(b) If the corporation has reason to believe that property held by the corporation may be the site of environmental contamination, the corporation shall provide the DEP with any information in the possession of the corporation that suggests that the property may be the site of environmental contamination.(c) If property held directly or indirectly by the corporation is a site impacted by contamination, pollution, hazardous substances, hazardous or other wastes as defined in the environmental acts described in section four of this article, prior to the sale or transfer of the property under this section, the property is subject to all of the following:(1) Upon reasonable written notice from the DEP, the corporation shall provide access to the DEP, its employees, its contractors and any other person expressly authorized by the DEP to conduct an investigation and/or response activities at the property. Reasonable written notice may include, but is not limited to, notice by electronic mail or facsimile, in advance of access as the DEP and corporation may agree.(2) If the DEP determines it is necessary to protect public health, safety and welfare or the environment, the corporation shall place and record deed restrictions on the property as authorized under state environmental statutes.
WV Code § 31-21-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-14. Liberal Construction

This article shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes as complete and independent authorization for the performance of every act and thing authorized by this article. All powers granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate the intent and purposes of this article and not as a limitation thereof. The corporation has complete control as if it is a private property owner.
WV Code § 31-21-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-15. Exemption From Taxation

The property of the corporation shall be exempt from ad valorem property taxation. Property owned and leased by the corporation as lessor to a commercial lessee or an industrial lessee is hereby declared to be tax exempt and held by the corporation for a public purpose. A payment in lieu of taxes, payable by the lessee, shall be established for any property so leased, in an amount not less than the property tax otherwise payable on the property. The lessee's leasehold interest therein is hereby declared to be a tax exempt leasehold interest held for a public purpose so long as the payment in lieu of taxes is timely paid. Payments made to any county commission, county school board or municipality in lieu of tax pursuant to such agreement shall be distributed as if the payments resulted from ad valorem property taxation. The corporation shall be exempt from the taxes imposed by chapter eleven of this code, except that the corporation shall comply with the employer withholding of tax requirements in sections seventy-one through seventy-six, article twenty-one of said chapter eleven. The corporation shall be exempt from sales and use taxes, business and occupation taxes and all other taxes imposed by a county commission, a municipal corporation or other unit of local government, whether now or hereinafter in effect.
WV Code § 31-21-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-16. Audits and Reports

(a) As soon as possible after the close of each year, the corporation shall cause an annual audit to be made by an independent certified public accountant of its books, records, accounts and operations. The person performing this audit shall furnish copies of the audit report to the Governor, the secretary of the DEP and the Joint Committee on Government and Finance of the Legislature.(b) The corporation shall report biannually to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance of the Legislature on the activities of the corporation. The first report shall be filed on or before the second Wednesday in January, 2016.
WV Code § 31-21-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-17. Completed Purpose

If the corporation has completed the purposes for which the corporation was organized, the board of directors, by vote of at least a majority of a quorum of the directors and with the written consent of the Governor, may provide for the dissolution of the corporation and may provide for the transfer of any property held by the corporation as required by agreement or, if there are no related agreements, then to the DEP or another state agency or to another nonprofit corporation as directed by the DEP.
WV Code § 31-21-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-18. Conflicts of Interest

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, officers and employees of the corporation and its board of directors may hold appointments to offices of any other corporations or businesses and be corporate directors or officers or employees of other entities but are prohibited to be a party or otherwise participate in the transfer of real property and funds from the corporation to the corporations or businesses for which they serve.
WV Code § 31-21-19 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-19. No Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

Nothing contained in this article may be determined or construed to waive or abrogate in any way the sovereign immunity of the state or to deprive the nonprofit corporation created pursuant to this article, its board of directors, or any officer or employee thereof of sovereign immunity.
WV Code § 31-21-20 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31. Corporations|Article 21. West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation|§31-21-20. No Obligation of the State

Obligations of the corporation are not debts or obligations of the DEP or the state.
WV Code § 31A-1-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions|§31A-1-1. Short Title; Objects and Purposes

This chapter shall constitute and may be cited as the state banking Code of West Virginia.It is the intention of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to foster and promote sound and dynamic financial institutions and particularly banking institutions in the state in order to provide services to the public which are necessary and desirable for the economic, social, and industrial health and development of the state. Therefore the provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted, construed and administered liberally to accomplish these purposes.
WV Code § 31A-1-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions|§31A-1-3. Application and Construction of Chapter

(a) The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all financial institutions whether formed, organized or created before or after the enactment hereof. All such corporate institutions heretofore formed, organized or created shall amend their certificates of incorporation in all respects necessary to comply with this chapter.(b) Every person, business or activity under the jurisdiction, supervision and control of the commissioner, whether existing or operating as an individual, association, firm, corporation or otherwise, shall be subject to and be controlled by provisions of this chapter regardless of any word or phrase referring to a particular entity, or form of organization. Wherever in this chapter the word corporation is used or wherever reference is made to stockholders, directors, officers, or other personnel normally applicable only to corporate organizations, such reference, unless the context in which used clearly indicates otherwise, shall be construed to apply to and embrace associations, firms, individuals and any other entity or form of organization by which any business or operations under the jurisdiction, supervision and control of the commissioner may be conducted.
WV Code § 31A-1-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions|§31A-1-4. Separability; Repealer

If any provision, clause or phrase of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or situation be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, clauses, phrases or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision, clause, phrase or application, and to this end the provisions hereof are declared to be separable.All laws or parts of laws plainly inconsistent with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed. No provision of this chapter shall be deemed to be repealed by subsequent legislation not specifically repealing it if such construction can be avoided.
WV Code § 31A-1-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions|§31A-1-5. Lending and Investing Powers and Authority of Fiduciaries, Financial Institutions, Governmental Entities and Other Persons

The state of West Virginia, counties, municipalities, political subdivisions and agencies and instrumentalities of any of them, fiduciaries, building and loan associations, regulated consumer lenders, insurance companies, fraternal benefit societies and other persons lawfully engaging in the lending and investing business and services shall have and are hereby authorized and empowered to exercise the same lawful rights and privileges as are banking institutions under provisions of sections twenty-seven, twenty-eight and twenty-nine, article four of this chapter.
WV Code § 31A-1-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 1. General Provisions and Definitions|§31A-1-6. Deposit Insurance Required for Banking and Other Depository Institutions

All credit unions established pursuant to article ten, chapter thirty-one of this code and all banking institutions governed by the provisions of this chapter except banks that do not accept deposits and offer only trust or other nondepository services must qualify for and obtain federal deposit insurance.
WV Code § 31A-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 2. Division of Banking|§31A-2-1. Department of Banking of West Virginia, Offices of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Banking Continued

The Department of Banking of West Virginia, the Office of Commissioner of Banking of West Virginia and the Office of Deputy Commissioner of Banking of West Virginia, heretofore created and existing in the state government, are continued and, after the date of the passage of the amendments to this section adopted in the regular Legislative Session of 2012, shall hereafter be referred to, respectively, as the Division of Financial Institutions, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions and the Deputy Commissioner of Financial Institutions. All references in this code to the Department of Banking or the Division of Banking shall, after the effective date of the amendments to this section adopted in the regular Legislative Session of 2012, be read, construed and understood to mean and to have reference to the Division of Financial Institutions. All references in this code to the Commissioner of Banking and the Deputy Commissioner of Banking shall, after the effective date of the amendments to this section adopted in the regular Legislative Session of 2012, be read, construed and understood to mean and have reference, respectively, to the Commissioner of Financial Institutions and the Deputy Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
WV Code § 31A-2-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 2. Division of Banking|§31A-2-2. Commissioner's Appointment, Term, Qualifications, Salary, Oath and Bond

The commissioner of banking shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. He shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor for the term for which the Governor was elected and until his successor is appointed and qualified, unless earlier removed from office for cause as provided by law.Any person appointed as commissioner shall have a college degree from an accredited institution, be of good moral character, have knowledge of the theory and practice of banking and be at least twenty-five years of age.Before entering upon the discharge of his duties as commissioner, he shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed in section five, article four of the Constitution of West Virginia and shall enter into a bond in the penal sum of $100,000, with a corporate surety authorized to engage in business in this state, conditioned upon the faithful discharge and performance of the duties of his office. The premium of such bond shall be payable from the State Treasury out of funds allocated to the department of banking. The executed oath and bond shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State.
WV Code § 31A-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 2. Division of Banking|§31A-2-3. Deputy Commissioner's Appointment, Tenure, Salary, Qualifications, Oath and Bond; Exercise of Commissioner's Powers by Deputy

The deputy commissioner of banking shall be appointed by and be under the supervision and direction of the commissioner of banking. The deputy commissioner's tenure in office shall be at the will and pleasure of the commissioner. The deputy commissioner's salary shall be fixed annually by the commissioner and shall be payable in installments as provided by law.Any person appointed as deputy commissioner shall have had at least three years' experience as an active executive officer of a bank in this state or a minimum of three years' experience in a bank examining or supervisory capacity for this state, for other states, or for the federal government, or a combination thereof, or a minimum of four years' combined experience as such active bank executive officer and in such examining or supervisory capacity.Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, the deputy commissioner shall comply with the same oath and bond requirements prescribed for the commissioner in section two of this article.In the event of a vacancy in the office of commissioner or in the event of the disability or absence from the state of the commissioner, the deputy commissioner shall have and may exercise all of the authority and powers of the commissioner and shall be responsible for the performance of all duties, functions and services of the commissioner.
WV Code § 31A-2-4a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 2. Division of Banking|§31A-2-4a. Orders of the Commissioner of Banking to Be Made Public

Any order entered by the commissioner of banking against any person:(1) To cease violating any provision or provisions of this chapter or other applicable law or rule and regulation promulgated or order issued thereunder;(2) To cease engaging in any unsound practice or procedure which may detrimentally affect any financial institution;(3) To revoke the certificate of authority, permit or license of any financial institution; and(4) To take such other action as the commissioner of banking may deem necessary to enforce and administer the provisions of this chapter and all other laws which the commissioner is empowered to enforce is a matter of public record.
WV Code § 31A-2-4b (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 2. Division of Banking|§31A-2-4b. Provision of Legal Services

(a) The commissioner of banking has plenary power and authority to acquire those legal services the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the Division of Banking or the office of commissioner of banking, including, but not limited to, representation of the division or the commissioner in any administrative or judicial proceeding.(b) The commissioner may acquire legal services from attorneys licensed to practice law who are employed by the commissioner on a salary basis or retained by the commissioner on a reasonable fee basis.(c) The commissioner may also request the assistance of the Attorney General and be represented in an administrative or judicial proceeding by a deputy or assistant Attorney General acceptable to the commissioner.
WV Code § 31A-2-4c (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 31A. Banks and Banking|Article 2. Division of Banking|§31A-2-4c. County Clerk to File Reports of Trustees Regarding Sales of Residential Real Property Pursuant to Deeds of Trust and Forward to the Banking Commissioner; Transfer of Powers and Duties Relating to Reports of Trustees to the West Virginia Housing Development Fund

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction, powers, and duties set out in section four of this article, the banking commissioner is vested with the jurisdiction, powers and duties to receive and compile the data into an electronic database and make available the raw data that is required to be reported by trustees to county clerks pursuant to section eight-a, article one, chapter thirty-eight of the Code of West Virginia. The commissioner has the power to promulgate rules in accordance with this section and the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code in order to carry out the requirements of this section. The commissioner is authorized to expend funds for this purpose.(b) On and after July 1, 2010, the jurisdiction, powers and duties vested in the banking commissioner in subsection (a) of this section are hereby transferred and imposed upon the West Virginia Housing Development Fund established in article eighteen, chapter thirty-one of this code and all data that has been received and compiled by the banking commissioner pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be transferred to the West Virginia Housing Development Fund.