Senate Bill No. 39

(By Senator Craigo)

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[Introduced February 13, 1997; referred to the Committee
on Government Organization.]
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A BILL to amend article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirty, relating to transferring title, administration and operations of "TAMARACK: The Best of West Virginia", located along the West Virginia Turnpike, from the West Virginia parkways, economic development and tourism authority to the division of tourism within the bureau of commerce.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article sixteen-a, chapter seventeen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirty, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 16A. WEST VIRGINIA PARKWAYS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM AUTHORITY.

§17-16A-30. Transfer of "TAMARACK: The Best of West Virginia" to the division of tourism.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, the title to the facility known as "TAMARACK: The Best of West Virginia," and all associated property, both real and personal, located along the West Virginia turnpike, and all related powers of administration and operation, shall be transferred from the West Virginia parkways, economic development and tourism authority to the division of tourism within the bureau of commerce.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to transfer the title and responsibility for administration and operation of TAMARACK from the Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority to the Division of Tourism and Parks within the Bureau of Commerce, effective July 1, 1997.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.