ENGROSSED
Senate Bill No. 136
(By Senators Plymale and Facemyer)
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[Introduced February 16, 2001; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact sections one, two and three, chapter
two hundred thirty-two, acts of the Legislature, regular
session, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, all
relating to expanding the counties covered by Route 2 and
Interstate 68 authority to include Cabell, Mason and
Jackson; and increasing the number of members.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That sections one, two and three, chapter two hundred
thirty-two, acts of the Legislature, regular session, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-seven, be amended and reenacted, all
to read as follows:
WEST VIRGINIA ROUTE 2 AND INTERSTATE 68 AUTHORITY.
§1. West Virginia Route 2 and Interstate 68 Authority created;
purposes.
There is hereby created a West Virginia Route 2 and
Interstate 68 Authority to promote and advance the construction
of a modern highway through
Cabell, Mason, Jackson, Wood,
Pleasants, Tyler, Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, Hancock, Marion
and Monongalia counties and to coordinate with counties,
municipalities, state and federal agencies, public nonprofit
corporations, private corporations, associations, partnerships
and individuals for the purpose of planning, assisting and
establishing recreational, tourism, industrial, economic and
community development of West Virginia Route 2, between
Huntington, Parkersburg and Chester, and Interstate 68, between
Moundsville and Morgantown for the benefit of West Virginians.
§2. Members; appointment; officers.
(a) The authority consists of
twenty twenty-six voting
members and three ex officio nonvoting members. All members
shall be appointed before the first day of July, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-seven,
except that the members from Cabell,
Mason and Jackson shall be appointed before the first day of
July, two thousand one.
(b) Each of the county commissions of the counties of
Cabell, Mason, Jackson, Wood, Pleasants, Tyler, Wetzel, Marshall,
Ohio, Brooke, Hancock, Marion and Monongalia shall appoint two
voting members to the authority. The terms of the voting members
initially appointed by a county commission are as follows: One
member shall be appointed for a term of two years and one member
shall be appointed for a term of four years. All successive
appointments shall be for a term of four years. Any voting
member may be removed for cause by the appointing county
commission.
(c) The three ex officio nonvoting members are the
commissioner of highways or designee, the director of natural
resources or designee and the executive director of the West
Virginia development office or designee.
(d) Should a vacancy occur, the person appointed to fill the
vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion thereof. All
members are eligible for reappointment.
(e) The authority shall meet annually on the third Monday in
July and at such other times designated by the authority in its
bylaws. A special meeting may be called by the president, the
secretary or any two members of the authority and may be held only after all members are given notice of the meeting in
writing.
Eleven Fourteen voting members constitute a quorum for
all meetings. At each annual meeting of the authority, it shall
elect a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. The
authority shall adopt bylaws and rules as may be necessary for
its operation and management.
§3. Powers.
The authority has all, but only those powers necessary,
incidental, convenient and advisable for the following purposes:
(1) The promotion of economic development and tourism along
West Virginia Route 2, between
Huntington, Parkersburg and
Chester, and Interstate 68, between Moundsville and Morgantown;
(2) Advocating actions consistent with that plan or its
provisions to or before any governmental entity or any private
person or entity; and
(3) Otherwise acting in an advisory capacity with regard to
any aspects of West Virginia Route 2, between
Huntington,
Parkersburg and Chester, and Interstate 68, between Moundsville
and Morgantown, at the request of or without the request of any
governmental entity or private person or entity.
The authority may not own any of the real estate or real property herein described for development and may not be
responsible for operating or maintaining the highways described
herein.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the number of
members on the WV Route 2 and Interstate 68 authority from twenty
to twenty-six and expand the authority's territory to include
Cabell, Mason and Jackson.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates language that
would be added.)
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