Senate Bill No. 360

(By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Ball, Jackson, Kessler, McCabe, Minard, Plymale, Redd, Snyder, Walker, Boley and Minear)

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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;

reported January 28, 1999.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article eight, chapter four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the capitol building commission.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article eight, chapter four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 8. CAPITOL BUILDING COMMISSION.
§4-8-1. Creation; composition; qualifications; continuation.

There is continued a capitol building commission, hereinafter referred to as the commission, which shall be composed of five members, who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, plus the secretary of the department of administration who shall be a nonvoting member. No more than three members shall be of the same political party. One member shall be an architect selected from three persons recommended by the board of architects, one member shall be a registered professional engineer selected from three persons recommended by the board of engineers, one member shall be the commissioner of the division of culture and history, who is chairman of the commission, and two members shall be selected from the public at large.
Pursuant to the provisions of section four, article ten of this chapter, and following a preliminary performance audit review conducted through the joint committee on government operations, the capitol building commission shall continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine two thousand two.
(NoteOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the capitol building commission until July 1, 2002 pursuant to the provisions of the West Virginia Sunset Law.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from 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 1999 Regular Session.)