Senate Bill No. 77
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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
reported February 20, 1997.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section one-b, article one, chapter
twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the
division of culture and history until the first day of July,
two thousand three.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one-b, article one, chapter twenty-nine 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 CULTURE AND HISTORY.
§29-1-1b. Continuation date.
The division of culture and history, together with its
citizen's commissions, shall continue to exist until the first day
of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, upon which date it
shall terminate unless sooner continued and reestablished two
thousand three, pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter
four of this code.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Division of
Culture and History until July 1, 2003, pursuant to the provisions
of 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 1997 Regular Session of the
Legislature.)