COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 229
(By Senator Schoonover)
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[Originating in the Committee on Labor;
reported February 16, 1995.]

A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article ten, chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to amusement rides and amusement attractions safety; division to determine inspection fee; setting maximum fees; creating a special revenue account; and authorizing the use of fees collected to be used for enforcement of the article.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article ten, chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 10. AMUSEMENT RIDES AND AMUSEMENT ATTRACTIONS SAFETY

ACT.

§21-10-4. Inspection and permit fees.

The division shall determine a schedule of inspection and permit fees, which may not exceed one hundred dollars for each ride or attraction. All fees received shall be deposited in a special revenue account in the state treasury known as the "Amusement Rides and Amusement Attractions Safety Fund." The division is authorized to make expenditures from the fund for the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of this article. No fees may be charged public agencies. The division shall issue, and the owner or operator, or both, of the amusement rides and amusement attractions shall visibly display to the public, inspection stickers denoting and signifying that the inspection and permit fees authorized by this section has been paid.