COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 229
(By Senator Schoonover)
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[Originating in the Committee on Labor;
reported February 16, 1995.]
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; division to determine
inspection fee; setting maximum fees; creating a special
revenue account; 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 division shall determine a schedule of inspection and
permit fees, which may not exceed one hundred dollars for each
ride or attraction. All fees received shall be deposited in
a special revenue account in the state treasury known as the "Amusement Rides and Amusement Attractions Safety Fund." The
division 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 division shall issue,
and the owner 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 fees authorized by this section has been paid.