H. B. 4077



(By Delegates Doyle, Douglas,

Manuel and Overington)



[Introduced January 17, 2002; referred to the



Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article twenty, chapter seven of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated section eleven,
relating to authorizing the county commission of growth
counties to establish a program for the transfer of
development rights.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That article twenty, chapter seven of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section eleven,
to read as follows:
ARTICLE 20. FEES AND EXPENDITURES FOR COUNTY DEVELOPMENT.
§7-20-11. Growth counties authorized to establish transferable development rights program.



A county commission of a county meeting the population
qualifications to be designated a growth county may, as a part of
a zoning ordinance, establish a program for the transfer of
development rights to:



(1) Encourage the preservation of natural resources; and



(2) Facilitate orderly growth and development in the county.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
authorize the county
commissions of growth counties to establish a program for the
transfer of development rights.



This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.