H. B. 2818
(By Delegates Fragale, Manuel, Hubbard,
Tillis, Yeager and Linch)
[Introduced March 28, 1997; referred to the
Committee on Industry and Labor then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article ten, chapter twenty-one of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to amusement
rides and amusement attractions safety; the inspection thereof; and authorizing the use
of fees collected to be used for enforcement of the article.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article ten, chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. AMUSEMENT RIDES AND AMUSEMENT ATTRACTIONS SAFETY
ACT.
§21-10-4. Inspection and permit fees.
The department shall determine a schedule of inspection and permit fees, which fees
shall may not annually exceed twenty one hundred dollars a for each ride or attraction. All
such fees received shall be deposited in the general revenue fund in a special revenue account
in the state treasury known as the "Amusement Rides and Amusement Attractions Safety Fund." The
department is authorized to make expenditures from the fund for
the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of this article. No
fees may be charged public agencies. The department shall issue,
and the owner and/ or operator, or both, of the amusement rides
and amusement attractions shall visibly display to the public,
inspection stickers denoting and signifying that the inspection
and permit fee authorized by this section has been paid.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for a
reasonable increase in the safety inspection fee for inspection
of amusement rides and attractions to cover inspection expenses,
and to allow the use of those fees for enforcement of the
article.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.