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WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Enrolled

Committee Substitute

for

Senate Bill 517

Senators Hamilton, Prezioso, Stollings, and Lindsay, original sponsors

[Passed March 6, 2020; in effect from passage]

 

 

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §20-5A-1 and §20-5A-2, all relating to State Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund; establishing fund; providing for deposits; providing terms for expenditures; requiring investment of fund assets; and establishing board of trustees to administer fund.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5A. STATE pARKS AND RECREATION ENDOWMENT FUND.

§20-5A-1.  Establishment of fund; deposits; expenditures; investments.


(a) There is created in the office of the State Treasurer a special revenue account fund to be known as the West Virginia State Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund.

(b) The following shall be deposited into the fund:

(1) The royalties received from the leasing of state-owned gas, oil, and other mineral rights beneath the Ohio River and its tributaries; and

(2) The proceeds of any gifts, grants, contributions, or other moneys accruing to the state which are specifically designated for inclusion in the fund.

(c) Expenditures from the fund shall be for the purposes set forth in this section and are to be made in accordance with appropriation of the Legislature under the provisions of §12-3-1 et seq. of this code, and in compliance with the provisions of §11B-2-1 et seq. of this code: Provided, That income accruing from investments of the fund pursuant to this article shall be distributed or expended for either of the following purposes:

(1)  Maintenance, repair, and improvement of any existing recreational facilities, including any supporting or related infrastructure and associated recreational features, all to provide uninterrupted enjoyment and public use of state parks, state forests, and state rail trails.

(2) Maintenance, repair, and procurement of any fixture, furnishing, and equipment necessary to provide uninterrupted enjoyment and public use of state parks, state forests, and state rail trails. 

(d) The board of trustees established pursuant to this article shall invest the assets of the fund consistent with the provisions of §12-6-1 of this code. The board may accumulate investment income of the fund within the fund until the income, in the sole judgment of the board, can provide a significant supplement to the budget of the Division of Natural Resources. After that time, the board may direct expenditures from the income for the purposes set forth in this section.

§20-5A-2. Board of trustees.


(a) A board of trustees is hereby created to administer the State Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund.

(b) The board shall be composed of the Director of the Division of Natural Resources, serving as chair, the Chief of the Parks and Recreation Section of the Division of Natural Resources, the executive secretary of the division, the division fiscal officer, and the President of the West Virginia State Parks Foundation, who shall serve as voting ex officio members, and six voting members to be appointed by the Governor. Two of the appointed members shall be state park superintendents and four of the appointed members shall be selected from citizen membership of state park associations that represent a lodge state park, a cabin state park, a day-use state park, a state forest, or a state rail trail under the jurisdiction of the division:  Provided, That to the extent possible, the Governor shall appoint the citizen members to ensure an equal geographic representation throughout the state and their terms shall be staggered from July 1, 2020. Of the citizen members first appointed, two citizen members shall be appointed for a term of three years; and two citizen members shall be appointed for a term of four years.  Successors to appointed citizen members whose terms expire shall be appointed for terms of four years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term. An appointed citizen member may not serve for more than two successive terms. Appointment to fill a vacancy may not be considered as one of two terms.   

 

 

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