H.
B.
4089
(By Delegates Martin, Michael, Border and Evans)
[Introduced January 21, 1994; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article two-a, chapter seventeen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuation of the division of highways.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article two-a, chapter seventeen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2A. WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSIONER OF HIGHWAYS.
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17
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2A
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1. Duties of state road commissioner transferred to
division of highways; department to act through
commissioner of highways;
termination of division;
office of commissioner of highways created;
appointment, etc.
The office of state road commissioner heretofore existing is hereby continued in all respects as heretofore constituted, but is hereby designated as the West Virginia division of highways. All duties and responsibilities heretofore imposed upon the state road commissioner and the powers exercised by him are hereby transferred to the West Virginia division of highways and such duties and responsibilities shall be performed by the said division and the powers may be exercised thereby through the West Virginia commissioner of highways, who shall be the chief executive officer of the division.
Pursuant to the provisions of section four article ten, chapter four of this code, the West Virginia division of highways shall continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four ninety-five to allow for the completion of a full performance audit by the joint committee on government operations.
There is hereby continued the office of West Virginia commissioner of highways, who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, subject to the provisions of section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Division of Highways until July 1, 1995, to allow for the completion of a performance audit by the Joint Committee on Government Operations.
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