Senate Bill No. 87
(By Senators Holliday, Boley, Manchin and Wiedebusch)
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[Introduced January 21, 1994; referred to the Committee
on Government Organization.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article one, chapter
twenty of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuance of
the division of natural resources.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, article one, chapter twenty of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
§20-1-3. Division of natural resources, office of director and
commission established; termination date.
A division of natural resources, the office of director of
the division of natural resources, and a natural resources
commission are hereby created and established in the state
government with jurisdiction, powers, functions, services and
enforcement processes as provided in this chapter and elsewhere
by law.
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of
this code, the division of natural resources shall continue to
exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-four ninety-five, to allow for the completion of an audit
by the joint committee on government operations.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Division
of Natural Resources until July 1, 1995, to allow for the
completion of a performance audit by the Joint Committee on
Government Operations.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.
This bill is recommended by the Joint Committee on
Government Operations for passage during the 1994 Regular
Session.