Senate Bill No. 251
(By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Ball,
Kessler, Plymale, White, Boley,
Buckalew, Minear and Scott )
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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
reported January 29, 1998.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article eleven, chapter
twenty-two-c of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the
commission on Potomac river basin.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article eleven, chapter twenty-two-c of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 11. INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN.
§22C-11-4. Effective date; findings; termination date.
This article shall become effective upon the adoption of
substantially similar amendments to the interstate compact by
each of the signatory states to the compact, and upon the
approval of the amendments to the compact by the Congress of the
United States.
After having conducted a performance and fiscal audit through its joint committee on government operations, pursuant to
article ten, chapter four of this code, the Legislature hereby
finds and declares that West Virginia should remain a member of
the interstate compact. Accordingly, pursuant to the provisions
of section five, article ten, chapter four of this code, West
Virginia shall continue to be a member of this compact until the
first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight.
Pursuant to article ten, chapter four of this code, West
Virginia shall continue to be a member of this compact until the
first day of July, two thousand four.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue West
Virginia's membership in the Interstate Commission on the Potomac
River Basin until July 1, 2004, 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 1998 Regular Session
of the Legislature.)