H. B. 102


(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Trump)
[By Request of the Executive]
[Introduced; January 24, 2005; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]



A BILL to amend and reenact §3-8-2a of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §5A-4-2 of said code, all relating to authorizing the contribution of amounts received by an inaugural committee for any person elected to statewide public office in excess of the amount expended for an inaugural event to the State for the enhancement of the Governor's Mansion.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §3-8-2a of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that §5A-4-2 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. ELECTIONS.
§3-8-2a. Detailed accounts and verified financial statements for certain inaugural events; limitations; reporting requirements.

 (a) For purposes of this section:
 (1) "Inaugural committee" includes any person, organization or group of persons soliciting or receiving contributions for the purpose of funding an inaugural event for a person elected to a statewide public office; and
 (2) "Inaugural event" means any event or events held between the general election of a person elected to a statewide public office and ninety days after the general election, whether the event is sponsored by the inaugural committee or the state political party committee representing the party of the person elected and for which the person elected is a prominent participant or for which solicitations of contributions include the name of the person elected in prominent display.
(b) Any inaugural committee soliciting or receiving contributions for the funding of all or any part of an inaugural event for any person elected to a statewide office that receives an individual contribution in excess of two hundred fifty dollars for any such event shall file and retain detailed records of any such contribution.
(c) No person may contribute more than five thousand dollars for any inaugural event. For purposes of this section, "contribution" does not include volunteer personal services but does include in-kind contributions of materials or supplies.
(d) Any inaugural committee, financial agent or any person or officer acting on behalf of such committee which is subject to the provisions of this section, shall file a verified financial statement with the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the state election commission within ninety days of the event. The financial statement shall contain information as may be required by the provisions of this section relating to any contribution in excess of two hundred fifty dollars. The Secretary of State shall file and retain such statements as public records for a period of not less than six years.
(e) In addition to any other information required by the state election commission, the report of contributions required by the provisions of this section shall include the methodology of the fund raising, the nature of the expenditures made and the names, addresses and amounts paid to any person.
(f) Amounts received by an inaugural committee for any person elected to a statewide public office in excess of the amount expended for an inaugural event may be contributed to any educational, cultural or charitable organization, or to the governor's mansion fund provided in section two, article four, chapter five-a of this code. The inaugural committee shall, within sixty days after filing the report required by subsection (d) of this section, expend any excess moneys and report, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, any amounts contributed to the governor's mansion fund, any amounts contributed to educational, cultural or charitable organizations, and the names of the organizations to which such excess moneys were donated contributed. The Secretary of State shall file and retain such records as public records for a period of not less than six years.
ARTICLE 4. GENERAL SERVICES DIVISION.
§5A-4-2. Care, control and custody of capitol buildings and grounds.

(a) The director has the full responsibility for the care, control and custody of the capitol buildings and in this connection he or she shall:
(1) Furnish janitorial services, which are to be provided by employees of the Department of Administration for the main capitol building, including east and west wings, together with all the departments in the building, or connected with the building, regardless of the budget or budgets, departmental or otherwise, from which the janitorial services are paid, and shall furnish janitorial supplies, light, heat and ventilation for all the rooms and corridors of the buildings: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit contracts for janitorial services with sheltered workshops. The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Delegates, or their respective designees, have charge of the halls and committee rooms of their respective houses and any other quarters at the State Capitol provided for the use of the Legislature or its staff, and shall keep the areas properly cleaned, warmed and in good order, and shall do and perform any other duties in relation to the areas as either house may require; (2) Landscape and take care of the lawns and gardens; and
(3) Direct the making of all minor repairs to and alterations of the capitol buildings and governor's mansion and the grounds of the buildings and mansion. Major repairs and alterations shall be made under the supervision of the director, subject to the direction of the secretary.
(b) The offices of the assistants and employees appointed to perform these duties shall be located where designated by the secretary, except that they shall not be located in any of the legislative chambers, offices, rooms or halls. Office hours shall be arranged so that emergency or telephone service is available at all times. The hours shall be arranged so that janitorial service shall not interfere with other employment during regular office hours. (c) There is created in the state treasury a special revenue account to be named the "Capitol Dome and Capitol Improvements Fund." The fund shall consist of moneys received under section ten, article twenty-two-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code and funds from any other source. Moneys in the fund shall be expended for maintenance and repairs of the capitol dome and other capital improvements and repairs to state-owned buildings.
(d) There is created in the state treasury a special revenue account to be named the "Governor's Mansion Fund." The fund shall consist of moneys received under section two-a, article eight, chapter three of this code and from any other source, and shall be expended for enhancements of the governor's mansion made under the supervision of the director, subject to direction of the secretary and at the discretion of the Governor.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the contribution of amounts received by an inaugural committee for any person elected to statewide public office in excess of the amount expended for an inaugural event to the State for the enhancement of the Governor's Mansion.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.