H. B. 2325
(By Delegates J. Martin, Love, Michael, Fragale, Osborne,
Nesbitt and Harrison)
(Originating in the House Committee on Government Organization)
[February 1, 1995]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article two-a, chapter
seventeen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the
division of highways.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article two-a, chapter seventeen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§17-2A-1. Duties of state road commissioner transferred to
division of highways; department to act through commissioner
of highways; termination of division; office of commissioner
of highways created; appointment, etc.
The office of state road commissioner heretofore existing is
hereby continued in all respects as heretofore constituted, but is
hereby designated as the West Virginia division of highways. All duties and responsibilities heretofore imposed upon the state road
commissioner and the powers exercised by him are hereby transferred
to the West Virginia division of highways and such duties and
responsibilities shall be performed by the said division and the
powers may be exercised thereby through the West Virginia
commissioner of highways, who shall be the chief executive officer
of the division.
Pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of
this code, the West Virginia division of highways shall continue to
exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-five ninety-six, to allow for the completion of a full
performance audit monitoring of compliance with recommendations
contained in the full performance audit and to allow for further
review of the division by the joint committee on government
operations.
There is hereby continued the office of West Virginia
commissioner of highways, who shall be appointed by the governor,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, subject to the
provisions of section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this
code.
Note: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Division of
Highways until July 1, 1996, to allow for monitoring of compliance with recommendations contained in the full performance audit and to
allow for further review of the Division by the Joint Committee on
Government Operations pursuant to West Virginia's Sunset Law.