SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8

(By Senators Helmick, Ross, Anderson and Sharpe)




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Approving the purpose and amount of certain projects of the West Virginia regional jail and correctional facility authority.

Whereas, The West Virginia Legislature, by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 30, dated the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred ninety, has approved certain projects for funding by the authority from the proceeds of the issuance of certain special revenue bonds; and
Whereas, The West Virginia division of corrections has obtained the title to the property previously known as Denmar hospital and has converted that property to a correctional facility; and
Whereas, The regional jail and correctional facility authority board has, by proper resolution, amended the master plan for correctional facilities and regional jails to include the Denmar correctional center; and
Whereas, The regional jail and correctional facility authority has received bids for the renovation of certain portions of the Denmar correctional center; and
Whereas, The further progress toward completion of the renovation of the Denmar correctional center awaits the approval of the Legislature as required by section five-m, article twenty, chapter thirty-one of the code of West Virginia for the inclusion of the Denmar correctional center within the projects authorized to be funded by bond proceeds; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the inclusion of the Denmar correctional center as a project within the series 1990A revenue bonds issued by the state building commission is hereby approved in the sum certain of $400,000 which sum shall include both construction costs and architectural fees for the project. It is the specific intent of the Legislature that the authority and its bond counsel may use this resolution and sufficient authority to amend necessary documents including the bond indenture agreement to permit the expenditure of bond revenue for this renovation project; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby requested to forward a copy of this resolution to the governor, the chief justice of the West Virginia supreme court of appeals, the secretary of the department of military affairs and public safety and the chairman of the regional jail and correctional facility authority.