HB4263 H JUD AMT 2-22 #1

    The Committee on the Judiciary moves to amend the title of the bill as follows:

    H. B. 4263 –- “A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new chapter, designated §5I-1-1, §5I-1-2, §5I-1-3, §5I-1-4, §5I-1-5 and §5I-1-6, all relating to creating the West Virginia Buy American Act; requiring any public agency construction contracts for public buildings or public works which utilize state grants or state loans in part to finance all or part of the construction costs to contain a provision requiring that the iron, steel, manufactured goods, coal and timber used or supplied for the project be manufactured or produced in the United States; permitting waivers; exceptions; providing remedies for intentional violations; defining terms; making findings; and declaring policy.”