COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 418
(By Senator Jenkins)
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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
reported March 12, 2009.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §8-13-13a, relating
to requirements for municipalities when they implement or
increase a municipal fee.
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 §8-13-13a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 13. TAXATION AND FINANCE.
§8-13-13a. Municipal fee requirements.
(a) A municipality that implements or increases a special fee
pursuant to the provisions of section thirteen of this article
shall by ordinance:
(1) Establish or increase the special fee;
(2) Specify the reason for the special fee; and
(3) Establish a municipal special revenue account for the
special fee.
(b) A municipality shall only expend the money from the municipal special revenue account for the specific use as specified
in the ordinance for the special fee. No money from the special
fee may be placed into the general revenue account of the
municipality.