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Senate Bill No. 237

(By Senator Snyder)

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[Introduced February 27, 2001; referred to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article eight, chapter eleven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to amend and reenact section eight, article one, chapter twenty-nine of said code, all relating to establishing that tax revenues generated by the subordinate taxing units of the state are not the revenues of the state; and that none of the activities of the state under the statute are to be paid for by local government.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article eight, chapter eleven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that section eight, article one, chapter twenty-nine of said code, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 11.

TAXATION.

ARTICLE 8. LEVIES.
§11-8-4. Definition of taxing units.
The taxing units of the state for the purposes of this article are declared to be: (1) The state; (2) the county, for all county purposes including indebtedness other than school indebtedness; (3) present school districts for current school purposes; (4) school districts existing prior to the twenty-second day of May, one thousand nine hundred thirty-three, for school debt service purposes; (5) magisterial and other road districts for road and other debt service purposes other than county road debts; (6) other specially created taxing districts for indebtedness existing at the time of the adoption of the Tax Limitation Amendment; and (7) municipalities for municipal purposes including municipal debt service purposes: Provided, That all property tax revenues raised by any school district or municipality shall not be considered state funds or revenue.
CHAPTER 29.

MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.

ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF CULTURE AND HISTORY.
§29-1-8. Historic preservation section; director.
(a) The purposes and duties of the historic preservation section are to locate, survey, investigate, register, identify, preserve, protect, restore and recommend to the commissioner for acquisition historic, architectural, archaeological and cultural sites, structures and objects worthy of preservation, including human skeletal remains, graves, grave artifacts and grave markers, relating to the state of West Virginia and the territory included therein from the earliest times to the present, upon its own initiative or in cooperation with any private or public society, organization or agency; to conduct a continuing survey and study throughout the state to develop a state plan to determine the needs and priorities for the preservation, restoration or development of such the sites, structures and objects; to direct, protect, excavate, preserve, study or develop such the sites and structures; to review all undertakings permitted, funded, licensed or otherwise assisted, in whole or in part, by the state for the purposes of furthering the duties of the section; to carry out the duties and responsibilities enumerated in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, as they pertain to the duties of the section; to develop and maintain a West Virginia state register of historic places for use as a planning tool for state and local government; to cooperate with state and federal agencies in archaeological work; to issue permits for the excavation or removal of human skeletal remains, grave artifacts and grave markers, archaeological, and prehistoric and historic features under the provisions of section eight-a of this article; and to perform such other duties as may be assigned to the section by the commissioner.
(b) With the advice and consent of the archives and history commission, the commissioner shall appoint a director of the historic preservation section, who shall have: (1) A graduate degree in one of the social sciences, or equivalent training and experience in the field of historic preservation, archaeology, West Virginia history, or history; and (2) three years' experience in administration in the field of West Virginia history, history, historic preservation or archaeology. Notwithstanding these qualifications, the person serving as the deputy state historic preservation officer on the date of enactment of this article shall be eligible for appointment as the director of the historic preservation section. The director of the historic preservation section shall serve as the deputy state historic preservation officer.
(c) With the approval of the commissioner, the director shall establish professional positions within the section and develop appropriate organizational structures to carry out the duties of the section. The director shall employ the personnel with applicable professional qualifications to fill positions within the organizational structure with the minimum professional qualifications necessary to carry out the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. At the minimum, the following professions shall be represented within the section staff: Historian, architectural historian, a structural historian who specializes in historical preservation, an archaeologist specializing in historic and prehistoric archaeology, and such technical and clerical positions as are required.
(d) The director shall promulgate rules and regulations with the approval of the archives and history commission and in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code concerning: (1) The professional policies and functions of the historic preservation section; (2) the review of, and, when required, issuance of permits for, all undertakings permitted, funded, licensed or otherwise assisted, in whole or in part, by the state as indicated in subsection (a) of this section, in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the section; (3) the establishment and maintenance of a West Virginia state register of historic places, including the criteria for eligibility of buildings, structures, sites, districts and objects for the state register and procedures for nominations to the state register and protection of nominated and listed properties; (4) the review of historic structures in accordance with compliance alternatives and other provisions in any state fire regulation, and shall coordinate standards with the appropriate regulatory officials regarding their application; (5) review of historic structures in conjunction with existing state or local building codes, and shall coordinate standards with the appropriate regulatory officials for their application; and (6) such other rules and regulations as may be deemed considered necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article: Provided, That funded or assisted, in whole or in part, by the State, as hereinbefore mentioned, shall not include any county commission, municipal corporation, board of education, public service district, solid waste authority or any other entity of local government or any revenues received from property taxation by these entities of local government.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to clarify that property tax revenues received by school districts and municipalities are exclusively for the purposes of the districts and the municipalities; and to clarify that local government cannot be required to fund any functions of state government under the statute.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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