WEST virginia Legislature
2016 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4511
[Introduced February 11,
2016; Referred
to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
§5A-1-3a, relating to placing a moratorium on the Department of
Administration’s purchase of real property in excess of $1 million until it has
submitted a report to the Legislature signifying that it has strengthened its
financial resources.
Be it enacted by the
Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section,
designated §5A-1-3a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATION.
§5A-1-3a. Limiting
the authority of the secretary to purchase real property; report.
Notwithstanding any
provision in this code to the contrary, the secretary, the division heads or
any employee may not authorize the purchase of real property in excess of $1
million until the department has submitted a report to the Legislature
signifying that it has strengthened its financial resources.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is
to placing a moratorium on the Department of Administration’s purchase of real
property in excess of $1 million until it has submitted a report to the
Legislature signifying that it has strengthened its financial resources.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring
indicates new language that would be added.