H. B. 2805
(By Delegates Kelley, Boggs and Yeager)
[Introduced February 17, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend article one, chapter nineteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section four-c,
relating to allowing the department of agriculture to
continue its current practice of depositing certain
agricultural moneys into a central fund.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article one, chapter nineteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section
four-c, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
§19-1-4c. Central depository for fees.
All money collected under this chapter, excluding any designated in article one-a; article two-g; article twenty-one;
article twenty-one-a; article twenty-one-b; article twenty-three;
article twenty-five; article twenty-six; article twenty-seven;
and that specifically designated for deposit in the general fund
in section twenty-three, article sixteen-a, shall be deposited in
a special revenue account entitled: "AGRICULTURAL FEES." These
moneys shall be expended by the commissioner of agriculture for
the purpose of the enforcement and administration of this
chapter.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to enable the
commissioner of the department of agriculture to continue
depositing money received for licenses, fees, fines and other
revenue into a central fund (FUND 1401). The bill does not
increase or add any fees.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.