H. B. 2803
(By Delegates Warner and Michael)
[Introduced March 8, 2001; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section five, article two-a, chapter
twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to the qualifications
of the director of the state aeronautics commission.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section five, article two-a, chapter twenty-nine of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2A. STATE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION.
§29-2A-5. Director of aeronautics; appointment, qualifications,
compensation, powers and duties; administrative and
other assistants.
A director of aeronautics shall be appointed by the
commission, who shall serve for an indefinite term at the pleasure
of the commission. The director shall be appointed with due regard to his or her fitness, by aeronautical education and by knowledge
of and recent practical experience in aeronautics, for the
efficient dispatch of the powers and duties vested in and imposed
upon him by this article. The director shall hold or have held an
airman's license issued by the United States as described in
section fourteen of this article. The director shall devote his or
her time to the duties of his or her office as required and
prescribed by this article and shall not have any pecuniary
interest in, or any stock in, or bonds of, any civil aeronautical
enterprise. The director shall receive such compensation as the
commission may determine, which said compensation shall, however,
conform in general to the compensation received by persons
occupying positions of similar importance and responsibility with
other agencies of this state. The director shall be reimbursed for
all traveling and other expenses incurred by him or her in the
discharge of his or her official duties in accordance with state
travel rules. The director shall be the executive officer of the
commission and under its supervision shall administer the
provisions of this article and the rules and orders established
thereunder and all other laws of the state relative to aeronautics.
The director shall attend, but not vote, at all meetings of the
commission. The director shall act as secretary of the commission
and shall be in charge of its offices and responsible to the
commission for the preparation of reports and the collection and dissemination of data and other public information relating to
aeronautics. At the direction of the commission the director
shall, together with the chairman of the commission, execute all
contracts entered into by the commission which are legally
authorized and for which funds are provided in any appropriations
act. The commission may, by written order filed in its office,
delegate to the director any of the powers or duties vested or
imposed upon it by this article. Such delegated powers and duties
may be exercised by such director in the name of the commission.
The commission may also employ such administrative, engineering,
technical and clerical assistance as may be required. The director
and such other assistants may, under the supervision of the
commission, insofar as is reasonably possible, make available the
engineering and other technical services of the commission, without
charge to any municipality, and with or without charge to any other
person desiring them, in connection with the construction,
maintenance or operation, or proposed construction, maintenance or
operation of any airport.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.