§22-26-5. Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on State Water
Resources.
(a) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House
of Delegates shall each designate five members of their respective
houses, at least one of whom shall be a member of the minority
party, to serve on a joint legislative oversight commission charged
with immediate and ongoing oversight of the water resources survey,
registration and development of a state water resources management
plan. This commission shall be known as the Joint Legislative
Oversight Commission on State Water Resources and shall regularly
investigate and monitor all matters relating to the water resources
survey and plan.
(b) The expenses of the commission, including the cost of
conducting the survey and monitoring any subsequent strategy and
those incurred in the employment of legal, technical,
investigative, clerical, stenographic, advisory and other
personnel, are to be approved by the Joint Committee on Government
and Finance and paid from legislative appropriations.