Senate Bill No. 418
(By Senator Jenkins)
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[Introduced March 3, 2009; referred to the Committee on
Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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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, article thirteen of
this chapter, 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 only expends 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.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require municipalities to
enact an ordinance and establish a specific purpose when they
implement or increase a municipal fee.
§8-13-13a is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring
have been omitted.