WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2024 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5096

By Delegates E. Pritt and Kump

[Introduced January 25, 2024; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section designated §16-13A-26, relating to publication of notices of federal or state violations by public service districts.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 13A. PUBLIC SERVICE DISTRICTS.

§16-13A-26. Publication of notice of federal or state violations.

When a public service district has received notice of any alleged federal violation that also indicates or triggers an alleged state violation, requiring two separate public notices of federal and state violations, the public service district may include in one publication of notice both of the alleged violations, notwithstanding any other provision of this code or rule.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit public service districts to include notices of alleged federal and state violations in one publication.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.