Senate Bill No. 109
(By Senators Wagner, Bowman, Wiedebusch, Yoder and Minear)
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[Introduced January 23, 1996;
referred to the Committee on Government Organization
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A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article one, chapter
twenty-two of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the
division of environmental protection until the first day of
July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article one, chapter twenty-two of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
§22-1-4. Division of environmental protection continued;
appointment of director.
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of
this code, the division of environmental protection shall
continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-six ninety-seven, to allow for the completion of
a performance audit, monitoring of compliance with
recommendations contained in the completed portions of the
performance audit and further review by the joint committee on
government operations.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Division
of Environmental Protection until July 1, 1997 to allow for
completion of the full performance audit, monitoring of
compliance with recommendations contained in the previously
completed portions of the performance audit, and to allow for
further review by the Joint Committee on Government Operations
pursuant to the West Virginia Sunset Law.
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 1996 Regular Session
of the Legislature.)