WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2025 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 2942

By Delegates Street, Zatezalo, Anderson, and Fehrenbacher

[Introduced February 25, 2025; referred to the Committee on House Energy and Public Works]

A BILL to amend and reenact §22-34-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, related to the administration of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Design-Build Pilot Program, extending and revising the sunset provision to December 31, 2027.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

article 34. department of environmental protection design-build pilot program.

§22-34-5. Report to the Legislature; sunset date.

(a) On or before January 15, 2024, and annually thereafter, the secretary shall prepare and submit to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance a written report, which may be transmitted electronically, evaluating the experience of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection with each design-built project completed pursuant to the provisions of this article during the prior calendar year, including whether the department realized any cost or time savings, the number and cost of change orders, the quality of work performed, the number of bids received, and other issues the secretary considers appropriate.

(b) The provisions of this article expire and shall have no force and effect after December 31, 2025 December 31, 2027.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to extend and revise the sunset provision in the Department of Environmental Protections Design-Build Pilot Program to December 31, 2027

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