HB2600 H PS AMT 3-6
The Committee on Political Subdivisions moves to amend the
title of the bill as follows:
H. B. 2600- - "A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated
§7-25-1, §7-25-2, §7-25-3, §7-25-4, §7-25-5, §7-25-6, §7-25-7,
§7-25-8, §7-25-9, §7-25-10, §7-25-11, §7-25-12, §7-25-13, §7-25-14,
§7-25-15, §7-25-16, §7-25-17, §7-25-18, §7-25-19, §7-25-20,
§7-25-21, §7-25-22, §7-25-23, §7-25-24 and §7-25-25; and to amend
and reenact §30-29-1 of said code, all relating to the creation of
resort area districts; providing short title for article; providing
legislative findings for resort area districts; defining terms;
authorizing county commissions to create resort area districts;
providing for petition process for creation or expansion of resort
area districts; providing notice requirements for creation or
expansion of resort area districts; providing that resort area
districts are public corporations; setting forth powers of resort
area districts; authorizing resort area districts to undertake
capital projects; authorizing resort area districts to levy
assessments upon real property; authorizing resort area districts
to borrow money and incur indebtedness; authorizing resort area
districts to issue assessment bonds and resort service fee bonds;
authorizing resort area districts to impose penalties for unpaid assessments; authorizing resort area districts to levy resort
service fee on purchases of certain goods and services; authorizing
resort area districts to provide public services; authorizing
resort area districts to provide for public safety and appoint
resort area rangers; providing for official name of resort area
districts; providing for creation of resort area boards; setting
forth powers and certain procedures for resort area boards;
providing for election of resort area board members; providing
election procedures for resort area boards; requiring certain
resort area board members to give bond; providing notice
requirements for resort area boards election; providing procedures
and notice requirements for resort service fee implementation and
administration; providing procedures for implementing and providing
services within resort area districts; requiring adoption of budget
annually; providing procedures for implementation of assessments;
providing notice requirements for assessments; providing procedures
for construction of capital projects; providing procedures for
revision of assessments; exempting public property from
assessments; providing terms for assessment bonds and resort
service fee bonds; exempting assessment bonds and resort service
fee bonds from state taxation; providing that indebtedness of
resort area district to be paid solely from resort service fee and
assessments; providing procedure for payment of assessments to
sheriff; authorizing sheriff to collect delinquent assessments; providing for lien against property subject to assessment and
notice thereof; providing for appointment of resort area rangers;
authorizing resort area rangers to exercise authority of
law-enforcement officers; requiring annual audit of resort area
districts; providing for liberal construction of article; and
providing that resort area rangers are considered law-enforcement
officers subject to same training and requirements as other
law-enforcement officers."
Adopt
Reject