H. B. 2118
(By Delegate Martin)
[Introduced February 15, 1993; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article two-a, chapter
seventeen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the
division of highways.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article two-a, chapter seventeen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§17-2A-1. Duties of state road commissioner transferred to
division of highways; department to act through
commissioner of highways; office of commissioner of
highways created; appointment, etc.
The office of state road commissioner heretofore existing is
hereby continued in all respects as heretofore constituted, but
is hereby designated as the West Virginia department division of
highways. All duties and responsibilities heretofore imposed upon
the state road commissioner and the powers exercised by him are
hereby transferred to the West Virginia department division ofhighways and such duties and responsibilities shall be performed
by the said department division and the powers may be exercised
thereby through the West Virginia commissioner of highways, who
shall be the chief executive officer of the department division.
Pursuant to the provisions of section four, article ten,
chapter four of this code, the West Virginia division of highways
shall continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-four.
There is hereby created continued the office of West
Virginia commissioner of highways, who shall be appointed by the
governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
subject to the provisions of section two-a, article seven,
chapter six of this code. Also subject to the provisions of
section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this code, the state
road commissioner in office when this section takes effect,
shall, unless sooner removed, continue in the office of West
Virginia commissioner of highways until a successor is appointed
pursuant to the terms of this article.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Division
of Highways.