WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4032
By Delegates J. Jeffries, Bibby, Waxman, J. Kelly, Cadle and Fast
[Introduced January 08, 2020; Referred to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §29-3E-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the State Fire Marshal to create a procedure that allows a fireworks retailer to combine and pay all applicable fees in a single payment.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 3E. FIREWORKS SAFETY.
§29-3E-8. State Fire Marshal’s Rule-making Authority.
(a) The State Fire Marshal may promulgate emergency rules
and shall propose legislative rules for promulgation, in accordance with the
provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code, to implement the
provisions of this article, including:
(1) Adopting by reference the most recent edition of APA Standard 87-1;
(2) Adopting by reference the most recent edition of NFPA 1123, Code for Fireworks Display;
(3) Adopting by reference NFPA 1124, code for the manufacture, transportation, storage and retail sales of fireworks and pyrotechnic articles;
(4) Adopting by reference the most recent edition of NFPA 1126, standard for the use of pyrotechnics before a proximate audience;
(5) Procedures for the issuance and renewal of a registration, certificate and permit;
(6) A fee schedule;
(7) Establishing insurance or bond requirements;
(8) Establishing additional
criteria for the granting of a registration, certificate, or permit under this
article; and
(9) Registration of manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors; and
(10) Establishing a procedure that allows a retailer to combine and pay all applicable fees in a single payment.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the State Fire Marshal to create a procedure that allows a fireworks retailer to combine and pay all applicable fees in a single payment.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.