HB4176 SFAT #1 Maynard 3-7

Fletcher  7835

Senator Maynard moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4176—A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §15A-9-1, §15A-9-2, §15A-9-3, §15A-9-4, §15A-9-5, §15A-9-6, and §15A-9-7, all relating to establishing the West Virginia Fusion Center Act; requiring Governor to establish West Virginia Fusion Center and defining its purpose; prohibiting the Fusion Center from gathering information or intelligence information for a political purpose, except in certain circumstances; providing that Department of Homeland Security will operate fusion center and provide legal counsel; establishing positions of fusion center director and deputy director; creating joint select oversight committee and establishing committee membership and powers; mandating entities participating in fusion center enter into memorandum of understanding with center and setting out minimum requirements of memorandum; making certain information in possession of center confidential and not subject to disclosure; providing exceptions to confidentiality of information; establishing immunity from subpoena for individuals possessing criminal intelligence information gained from access to fusion center information; setting criminal penalties for knowing dissemination of fusion center information; providing whistleblower protections; making persons providing or receiving certain information to or from center immune from civil liability and exceptions thereto; allowing participating agencies to share in costs of operating center; creating West Virginia Fusion Center Fund; authorizing Commissioner of Department of Motor Vehicles to issue license plates for state-owned fusion center vehicles; and prohibiting fusion center from knowingly participating in activity or cooperating with a federal agency, or contractor for or any person or entity utilizing or collaborating with any federal agency, when the activity involves illegal or improper actions.

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