HB2600 H PS AMT 3-6

    The Committee on Political Subdivisions moves to amend the title of the bill as follows:

            H. B. 2600– - “A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §7-25-1, §7-25-2, §7-25-3, §7-25-4, §7-25-5, §7-25-6, §7-25-7, §7-25-8, §7-25-9, §7-25-10, §7-25-11, §7-25-12, §7-25-13, §7-25-14, §7-25-15, §7-25-16, §7-25-17, §7-25-18, §7-25-19, §7-25-20, §7-25-21, §7-25-22, §7-25-23, §7-25-24 and §7-25-25; and to amend and reenact §30-29-1 of said code, all relating to the creation of resort area districts; providing short title for article; providing legislative findings for resort area districts; defining terms; authorizing county commissions to create resort area districts; providing for petition process for creation or expansion of resort area districts; providing notice requirements for creation or expansion of resort area districts; providing that resort area districts are public corporations; setting forth powers of resort area districts; authorizing resort area districts to undertake capital projects; authorizing resort area districts to levy assessments upon real property; authorizing resort area districts to borrow money and incur indebtedness; authorizing resort area districts to issue assessment bonds and resort service fee bonds; authorizing resort area districts to impose penalties for unpaid assessments; authorizing resort area districts to levy resort service fee on purchases of certain goods and services; authorizing resort area districts to provide public services; authorizing resort area districts to provide for public safety and appoint resort area rangers; providing for official name of resort area districts; providing for creation of resort area boards; setting forth powers and certain procedures for resort area boards; providing for election of resort area board members; providing election procedures for resort area boards; requiring certain resort area board members to give bond; providing notice requirements for resort area boards election; providing procedures and notice requirements for resort service fee implementation and administration; providing procedures for implementing and providing services within resort area districts; requiring adoption of budget annually; providing procedures for implementation of assessments; providing notice requirements for assessments; providing procedures for construction of capital projects; providing procedures for revision of assessments; exempting public property from assessments; providing terms for assessment bonds and resort service fee bonds; exempting assessment bonds and resort service fee bonds from state taxation; providing that indebtedness of resort area district to be paid solely from resort service fee and assessments; providing procedure for payment of assessments to sheriff; authorizing sheriff to collect delinquent assessments; providing for lien against property subject to assessment and notice thereof; providing for appointment of resort area rangers; authorizing resort area rangers to exercise authority of law-enforcement officers; requiring annual audit of resort area districts; providing for liberal construction of article; and providing that resort area rangers are considered law-enforcement officers subject to same training and requirements as other law-enforcement officers.” 

    Adopt

    Reject