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H. B. 2802

(By Delegates Warner and Michael)
[Introduced March 8, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.]

A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article one, chapter five- f of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to reorganization of the executive branch; designating highway commissioner as secretary for the department of transportation and requiring the secretary/commissioner to be an engineer and fixing the salary of the combined position .

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section two, article one, chapter five-f of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

§5F-1-2. Executive departments created; offices of secretary created.
(a) There are hereby created, within the executive branch of the state government, the following departments:
(1) Department of administration;
(2) Department of commerce, labor and environmental resources;
(3) Department of education and the arts;
(4) Department of health and human resources;
(5) Department of military affairs and public safety;
(6) Department of tax and revenue; and
(7) Department of transportation.
(b) Each department shall be headed by a secretary who shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the governor. The commissioner of highways shall serve as the secretary of the department of transportation and shall be a licensed engineer. The annual compensation of the secretary/commissioner shall be the compensation of the commissioner or the compensation of the secretary, whichever is higher.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.