ENGROSSED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 304
(By Senator Chafin)
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[Originating in the Committee on Finance;
reported February 25, 1994.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section twelve, article one, chapter
five-b of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to transferring the
state parks from the division of tourism and parks to the
division of natural resources; transfer of records and
equipment; administration of properties; continuation of
existing contracts and obligations; transfer of
appropriations; and cooperation among divisions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section twelve, article one, chapter five-b of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF TOURISM AND PARKS.
§5B-1-12. Section of parks and recreation abolished; transferred
to the division of natural resources; funds.
(a) The duties, powers and functions of the section of parksand recreation within the division of tourism and parks are
hereby transferred to the division of natural resources.
(b) All books, papers, maps, charts, plans, literature and
other records, and all equipment in the possession of the section
of parks and recreation within the division of tourism and parks
shall be delivered or turned over to the division of natural
resources.
(c) The division of natural resources has the duty and
authority to administer those properties which are a part of the
state parks and public recreation system and the legal title to
the properties remains with the division of natural resources.
(d) All existing contracts and obligations of the section of
parks and recreation of the division of tourism and parks shall
remain in full force and effect and any existing contracts and
obligations relating to parks and recreation shall be performed
by the division of natural resources.
(e) The unexpended balance existing on the effective date of
this section in any appropriation made to the division of tourism
and parks for the section of parks and recreation is hereby
transferred and appropriated to the division of natural
resources.
The director of the division of natural resources and the
commissioner of tourism and parks shall cooperate fully and
exercise their powers to facilitate the development of new or the
expansion of existing park facilities, including, but not limited
to, the authorities as set forth in this chapter relating to the
division of tourism and parks, and as set forth in section
twenty, article one, chapter twenty of this code, relating to thedivision of natural resources, as amended from time to time.