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H. B. 2558
(By Delegates J. Martin, Michael, Love, Fragale, Osborne,
Willison and Nesbitt)
(Originating in the House Committee on Government Organization)
[February 17, 1995]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article six, chapter
five of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the state
building commission and changing the compensation of citizen
members.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article six, chapter five of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
§5-6-1. Name of state office building commission changed;
composition; appointment, terms and qualifications of members;
chairman and secretary; compensation and expenses; powers and
duties generally; frequency of meetings; continuation.
"The state office building commission of West Virginia,"
heretofore created, shall continue in existence but on and after
the ninth day of February, one thousand nine hundred sixty-six,
shall be known and designated as "The state building commission of
West Virginia" and shall continue as a body corporate and as an
agency of the state of West Virginia. On and after the date aforesaid, the commission shall consist of the governor, attorney
general, state treasurer and four additional members to be
appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate. The terms of office for said members to be appointed by
the governor shall be four years, except that the terms of office
of the first four members so appointed by the governor shall be for
one, two, three and four years, respectively. No more than three
of such members so appointed by the governor shall be members of
the same political party, nor shall any of said members be members
or employees of the executive, legislative or judicial branches of
government of West Virginia or any political subdivision thereof.
The governor shall be chairman of the commission. The secretary of
state shall be a member of the commission and serve as its
secretary, but shall not have the right to vote upon matters before
the commission. All members of the commission shall be citizens
and residents of this state. The members of the commission shall
be paid or reimbursed for their necessary expenses incurred under
this article, but shall receive no compensation for their services
as members or officers of the commission: Provided, That each
member of the commission appointed by the governor shall, in
addition to such reimbursement for necessary expenses, receive a
per diem of thirty-five dollars the same compensation as is paid to
members of the Legislature for their interim duties as recommended
by the citizens legislative compensation commission and authorized
by law for each day or substantial portion thereof that he is
engaged in the work of the commission. Such expenses and per diem shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of
this article, and the commission shall not proceed to exercise or
carry out any authority or power herein given it to bind said
commission beyond the extent to which money has been provided under
the authority of this article. On or before the fifteenth day of
each month, the commission shall prepare and transmit to the
president and minority leader of the Senate and the speaker and the
minority leader of the House of Delegates a report covering the
activities of the said commission for the preceding calendar month.
After having conducted a performance audit through its joint
committee on government operations, pursuant Pursuant to the
provisions of section nine, article ten, chapter four of this code,
the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the state building
commission should be continued and reestablished. Accordingly,
notwithstanding the provisions of section four, article ten,
chapter four of this code, the state building commission shall
continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-four two thousand one.
Note: The purpose of this bill is to continue the State
Building Commission until July 1, 2001, pursuant to the provisions
of West Virginia's Sunset Law. The bill also changes the
compensation of the citizen members to equal what is paid to
members of the Legislature for their interim duties.