SB 689 Text

Senate Bill No. 689
(By Senators Unger and McKenzie)
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[Introduced February 19, 2007; referred to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §17-3-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §17C-17B-3 of said code, all relating to the disbursement of funds from the State Road Fund.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §17-3-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that §17C-17B-3 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:

ARTICLE 3. STATE ROAD FUND.

§17-3-4. Disbursements from road fund.

(a) The commissioner shall certify monthly to the state Auditor the amount due to each member of the commission, himself and each employee of the commission for services rendered as such members, commissioner and employees and the Auditor shall issue his warrant therefor on the State Treasurer, payable out of the state road fund appropriated for such purpose.
(b) Any claim of a contractor or others, not otherwise provided for, for labor done or for materials, services or supplies furnished to the state road commission, pursuant to the provisions of any article to this chapter, shall be audited by the commissioner, and, if found correct, the commissioner shall issue the commission's requisition upon the Auditor of the state therefor, showing the nature of such claim and whether it is for labor done or materials, services or supplies furnished for construction of state roads, or for other purposes, and the Auditor shall issue his warrant upon the State Treasurer therefor, and the treasurer shall pay the same to the person, firm or corporation entitled thereto, out of the funds in the treasury provided for that purpose.
(c) The commissioner may not authorize any disbursements from the State Road Fund to any agency for the monitoring of the state's roadways for safety or the enforcement of the laws of the state or federal government.
ARTICLE 17B. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN JURISDICTION AND EMPLOYEES TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

§17C-17B-3. Transfer of certain employees from Department of Transportation to Public Service Commission.

~~(a)~~ Effective the first day of July, two thousand three, employees of the Department of Transportation whose primary governmental duties as of the thirtieth day of June, two thousand three, included the administration and enforcement of this code and rules promulgated under this code relating to vehicular weight or the issuance of permits for excess vehicular weight shall be transferred from the Department of Transportation to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
(b) Upon the transfer of employees as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the Department of Transportation shall pay to the Public Service Commission the costs of personal services, employees benefits and other associated costs of the transferred employees.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to place limitations on the use of disbursements from the State Road Fund.

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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