SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 81
(By Senators Unger, Jenkins, Barnes, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer,
Fanning, Stollings and White)
[Originating in the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure; reported April 10, 2009.]
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the
issues related to the quality and durability of materials or
supplies furnished for state road or bridge purposes.
Whereas, Current state law, such as section twenty-three,
article four, chapter seventeen of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, requires a person who sells paint, metal or metal
culverts, fence or any other materials or supplies to the West
Virginia Division of Highways for state road or bridge purposes to
certify, if requested, the purity, chemical constituents and the
percentage of impurities contained in the materials or supplies;
and
Whereas, Current state law, such as section twenty-four,
article four, chapter seventeen of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, requires the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division
of Highways to test, standardize and approve in writing all
materials or supplies that are used in the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair or maintenance of state roads;
and
Whereas, The overall quality or durability of paint or other
materials or supplies used for state road or bridge purposes
appears, from time to time, to have deteriorated; and
Whereas, The amount of moneys available for public highway and
bridge materials and supplies clearly affects the quality and
durability of those items; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study the issues related to the quality and durability
of materials or supplies furnished for state road or bridge
purposes; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance should also study the principal causes of and solutions for
the problem, including any need for additional funds for these
materials and supplies; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance may obtain relevant information from any experts or from
other sources to facilitate this study; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2010, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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