H. B. 2675
(By Delegates
Douglas, Collins, Prunty,
H. White, Hatfield, Manchin and McGraw
)
[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization]
[February 5, 1999]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article twenty, chapter
twenty-two of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, relating to the continuation of the office
of the environmental advocate of the division of environmental
protection.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article twenty, chapter twenty-two of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 20. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATE.
§22-20-1. Appointment of environmental advocate; powers and
duties; salary; continuation of position.
The director of the division of environmental protection shall
appoint a person to serve as the environmental advocate within the
division of environmental protection, and shall adopt and promulgate rules in accordance with the provisions of article
three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code governing and controlling
the qualifications, powers and duties of the person to be appointed
to the position of environmental advocate. The environmental
advocate shall serve at the will and pleasure of the director, who
shall also set the salary of the environmental advocate. All
funding for the office of environmental advocate shall be from
existing funds of the division of environmental protection. The
director shall provide an office and secretarial and support staff
as needed. The position of environmental advocate shall continue
to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-nine two thousand, pursuant to article ten, chapter four of
this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Office of the
Environmental Advocate of the Division of Environmental Protection
until July 1, 2000, pursuant to West Virginia Sunset Law.
Strike-throughs indicate language which would be stricken from
the code, underscoring indicates language which would be added.
This bill is recommended by the Joint Committee on Government
Operations for passage during the 1999 Regular Session.