SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 38
(By Senators Anderson, Love, Ball, Dittmar, Helmick, Mitchell,
Ross, Unger, Deem and Minear)
Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, in
cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, conduct a
study to review and consider the feasibility on establishing
an agricultural land preservation foundation.
Whereas, The state should undertake efforts to preserve
agricultural land and woodland in order to provide sources of
agricultural products within the state for the citizens of the
state, to control the urban expansion which is consuming the
agricultural land and woodland of the state, to curb the spread of
urban blight and deterioration and to protect agricultural land and
woodland as open-space land; and
Whereas, Due to the complexity of the issues involved in
preserving agricultural and woodlands, the issue cannot be fully
examined within the sixty-day regular session of the Legislature;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, is hereby requested
to conduct a study to review and consider a plan to establish an
agricultural land preservation foundation; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2000, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study and to prepare a report be paid from legislative
appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.