Senate Bill No. 257
(By Senators Craigo, Anderson, Bailey, Chafin, Helmick, Jackson, Love, Macnaughtan, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Walker, Boley, Dugan, McKenzie, Minear and Sprouse)
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[Originating in the Committee on Finance;

reported March 6, 1997.]
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A BILL to amend article two, chapter five-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twelve-a, relating to authorizing the tourism commission the use of the tourism promotion fund to support the southern legislative conference annual meeting to be held in this state in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two, chapter five-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section twelve-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WEST VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
§5B-2-12a.

Tourism fund support of southern legislative conference annual meeting of 1997.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section twelve of this article, the tourism commission may expend moneys from the tourism promotion fund in the amount necessary to support the annual meeting of the southern legislative conference which will be held in this state in the month of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.
(b) The provisions of this section expire on the first day of September, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven.