HB 4817 Text

H. B. 4817

(By Delegate Cann)

[Introduced February 24, 2006 ; referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend and reenact section 1, chapter 144, Acts of the

Legislature, regular session, 1973, relating to authorizing and empowering the county court (now county commission) of Harrison County to use any unexpended sums and surpluses for the purpose of creating a special fund to be used for acquiring a new fire fighters' school building and fire equipment in Harrison County.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section 1, chapter 144, acts of the Legislature, regular session, 1973, be amended and reenacted all to read as follows:

HARRISON COUNTY FIRE FIGHTING FUND.
§1. Harrison County unexpended sums and surpluses; use and
disposition for fire fighting school.
In addition to any and all authority and power heretofore granted to the ~~county court~~ county commission of Harrison County with respect to the expenditure of unexpended sums and surpluses, such ~~county court~~ county commission is hereby authorized and empowered to use any unexpended sums and surpluses, presently or hereafter existing, in the general fund or in any special fund of said county, for the purpose of creating a special fund to be used for acquiring a new fire fighters' school building, equipping the building, ~~and~~, purchasing ~~additional~~ fire fighting equipment or for use as matching funds on state or federal grants or the payment of grant writing salaries, bonuses, costs or fees and grant administration costs or fees in connection with the building of the fire fighters' school building, equipping the building or purchasing fire fighting equipment.

NOTE: This bill provides for the use of the Harrison County fire fighting funds as matching funds for state or federal grants and grant writing salaries, bonuses, costs or fees and grant administration fees associated with qualified grants pertaining to the fire fighters' school building, equipping the building or purchasing additional fire fighting equipment. Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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