Senate Bill No. 499
(By Senators Ross, Love and Rowe )
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[Originating in the Committee on Transportation;
reported March 15, 2001.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article one, chapter
five-f of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to combining the offices and
duties of the state commissioner of highways and the secretary
of transportation; and designating salary.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section two, article one, chapter five-f, of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
§5F-1-2. Executive departments created; offices of secretary
created.
(a) There are hereby created, within the executive branch of the state government, the following departments:
(1) Department of administration;
(2) Department of commerce, labor and environmental resources;
(3) Department of education and the arts;
(4) Department of health and human resources;
(5) Department of military affairs and public safety;
(6) Department of tax and revenue; and
(7) Department of transportation.
(b) Each department shall be headed by a secretary who shall
be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, and who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the
governor.
The commissioner of highways shall also serve as the
secretary of the department of transportation, with compensation
for this dual position to be paid at the higher of the annual
salary of either the commissioner of highways or the secretary of
transportation.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to mandate that the state
commissioner of highways also serve as the secretary of
transportation and that the salary for this dual position be paid
at the higher of the two salaries.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.)
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