
H. B. 4498
(By Delegates Kelley, Dempsey, Ennis, Pethtel, Williams, Willis
and Anderson)
(Originating in the Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources)
[February 9, 2000]
A BILL to amend article twenty-seven, chapter nineteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
section one-a, relating to administration of the West
Virginia State Farm Museum
by the commissioner of
agriculture upon the transfer of the assets of the
corporation known as the West Virginia State Farm Museum
to
the state of West Virginia.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article twenty-seven, chapter nineteen of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
one-a,
to read as follows:
ARTICLE 27. WEST VIRGINIA STATE FARM MUSEUM.
§19-27-1a. West Virginia State Farm Museum; ex officio members
of the board of directors; rules and regulations.




Upon dissolution of the corporation known as "the West
Virginia State Farm Museum" and the transfer of the corporation's assets of the corporation to the state of West Virginia, the
commissioner of agriculture shall administer the museum and the
assets.




The commissioner of agriculture may propose legislative
rules for promulgation pursuant to the provisions of chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code to carry out the provisions of this
section.




Note: The purpose of the bill is to designate the
Commissioner of Agriculture as administrator of the West Virginia
State Farm Museum
when its assets are transferred to the State.




§19-27-1a is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.