HB4156 H R&T AMT

    The Committee on Roads and Transportation moved to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

    H. B. 4156 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §17-16D-1, §17-16D-2, §17-16D-3, §17-16D-4, §17-16D-5, §17-16D-6, §17-16D-7, §17-16D-8, §17-16D-9, §17-16D-10, §17-16D-11, §17-16D-12, §17-16D-13 and §17-16D-14, all relating to electronic collection and enforcement of tolls; defining terms; authorizing the West Virginia Parkways Authority to electronically collect and enforce tolls; establishing liability of the registered owner for violation as a rebuttable inference; providing civil penalties for nonpayment of tolls; providing exceptions when the registered owner is a lessor; providing that certain information collected is confidential and not subject to the Freedom of Information Act; allowing limited restricted and confidential access to certain information pursuant to subpoenas and court orders on a strictly confidential basis; providing criminal penalties for damage to facilities; providing for nonrenewal of vehicle registration; authorizing reciprocal agreements with other jurisdictions for enforcement; and granting rule-making authority.”