Senate Bill No. 229
(By Senator Schoonover)
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[Introduced February 1, 1995; referred to the Committee
on Labor; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article ten, chapter
twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to amusement rides
and amusement attractions safety; the inspection thereof;
and authorizing the use of fees collected to be used for
enforcement of the article.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article ten, chapter twenty-one of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. AMUSEMENT RIDES AND AMUSEMENT ATTRACTIONS SAFETY
ACT.
§21-10-4. Inspection and permit fees.
The department shall determine a schedule of inspection and
permit fees, which fees
shall may not exceed
twenty one hundred
dollars
a for each ride
or attraction. All
such fees received
shall be deposited
in the general revenue fund in a special
revenue account in the state treasury known as the "Amusement
Rides and Amusement Attractions Safety Fund." The department is
authorized to make expenditures from the fund for the purpose of
enforcement of the provisions of this article. No fees may be
charged public agencies. The department shall issue, and the
owner
and/or or operator,
or both, of the amusement rides and
amusement attractions shall visibly display to the public,
inspection stickers denoting and signifying that the inspection
and permit fee authorized by this section has been paid.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for a
reasonable increase in the safety inspection fee for inspection
of amusement rides and attractions to cover inspection expenses,
and to allow the use of those fees for enforcement of the
article.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.