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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

Senate Bill No. 597

(By Senators Bailey and Minard)

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[Originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; reported February 26, 2008.]

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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §4-13-1, §4-13-2, §4-13-3, §4-13-4, §4-13-5, §4-13-6 and §4-13-7, all relating to establishing the West Virginia Sesquicentennial Committee and Fund; membership; meetings; compensation; powers and duties of the committee; continuation of the committee.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §4-13-1, §4-13-2, §4-13-3, §4-13-4, §4-13-5, §4-13-6 and §4-13-7, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 13. WEST VIRGINIA SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE.
§4-13-1. West Virginia Sesquicentennial Committee established; purpose.

There is hereby created the West Virginia Sesquicentennial Committee which shall be the official statehood sesquicentennial coordinating body. The purpose of the committee is to plan statewide activities and coordinate with other entities all activities to commemorate and celebrate West Virginia's sesquicentennial.
§4-13-2. Membership; terms.
The committee shall have a total membership of nine members that shall consist of the Commissioner of Culture and History and the Commissioner of Tourism, both of whom shall serve as cochairs. The remaining members shall be appointed as follows: One member of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates; one member of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; three members to be appointed by the Governor; and two members to be appointed by two Civil War reenactment organizations. Persons appointed to the committee shall be residents and citizens of the state.
Legislative members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Nonlegislative appointees shall serve until the completion of duties assigned to the committee. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments.
§4-13-3. Quorum; meetings.
A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The meetings of the commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or whenever a majority of the members so request.
§4-13-4. West Virginia Sesquicentennial Committee Fund established.

Effective the first day of July, two thousand nine, there is created a special revenue account within the State Treasury to be known as the West Virginia Sesquicentennial Committee Fund which shall consist of gifts, grants, donations, bequests or other funds from any source as may be received by the committee for its work. Moneys shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the fund. Interest earned on moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the purpose of enabling the commission to perform its duties. Expenditures and disbursements from the fund shall be made by the State Treasurer upon written request of the chairman of the commission.
§4-13-5. Compensation; expenses.
Each committee member shall be paid compensation of thirty-five dollars for each day or substantial part thereof that he or she is engaged in the work of the committee and shall, in addition thereto, be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of his or her duties as a committee member. All such compensation shall be paid from the fund.
The committee may solicit, accept, use and dispose of gifts, grants, donations, bequests or other funds or real or personal property for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the committee. The committee may procure supplies, services and property and make or enter into contracts, leases or other legal agreements as it may deem necessary to carry out its duties as set forth in this article. No contract, lease or other legal agreement shall be entered into by the committee that extends beyond the date of expiration of the committee.
§4-13-6. Powers and duties of the committee.
The committee shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To plan, develop and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the state;
(2) Encourage civic, historical, educational, economic and other organizations throughout West Virginia to organize and participate in activities to expand the understanding and appreciation of the sesquicentennial of the state;
(3) Provide technical assistance to localities and nonprofit organizations to further the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the state;
(4) Develop programs and facilities to ensure that the sesquicentennial commemoration of the state results in a positive legacy and long-term public benefit;
(5) Encourage the development and conduct of programs designed to involve all citizens in activities that commemorate the sesquicentennial of the state;
(6) To report to the Legislature at each regular session thereof and at the same time report to the Governor concerning the action taken by the committee during the previous year in carrying out the provisions of this article and make such special reports as may be required by the Legislature and Governor; and
(7) To design and create, with the assistance of the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles, up to four license plates, to be issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles, commemorating the history of West Virginia, including, but not limited to, designs commemorating General Stonewall Jackson and General Thomas Maley Harris.
§4-13-7. Continuation of committee.
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten of this chapter, the committee shall continue to exist until the first day of July, two thousand fourteen, unless sooner terminated, continued or reestablished by an Act of the Legislature.

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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Sesquicentennial Committee and Fund to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the State of West Virginia; establish membership and compensation; provide the powers and duties of the committee provide for continuation of the committee.

Article §4-13-1 to § 4-13-7 is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.)

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