Senate Bill No. 277
(By Senators Ross, Minard,
Snyder, Boley and Minear)
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[Introduced January 23, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Transportation;
and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article eight, chapter
sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing the
division of highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating
to traffic and safety.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
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That section one, article eight, chapter sixty-four of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 8. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO
PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-8-1. Division of highways.
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(a) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
eighteenth day of July, two thousand one, under the authority of
section seven, article eighteen, chapter twenty-two of this code,
relating to the division of highways (transportation of hazardous
wastes upon the roads and highways, 157 CSR 7), is authorized.
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(b) The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand two, authorized under the
authority of section eight, article two-a, chapter seventeen, of
this code, relating to the division of highways (traffic and
safety, 157 CSR 5), is authorized.
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NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of
Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Traffic and
Safety.
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Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.