H. B. 4480
(By Delegates Beane, Ennis, Butcher, Manuel,
Perdue, Blair and Romine)
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization)
[February 13, 2004]
A BILL to amend and reenact §22C-11-4 of the code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a
new section, designated §22C-11-6, all relating to
continuation of West Virginia's participation in the
interstate commission
on the Potomac river basin.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §22C-11-4 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted; and that said code be amended by adding
thereto a new section, designated §22C-11-6, all to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 11. INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN.
§22C-11-4. Effective date; findings. termination date.
This article shall become effective upon the adoption of
substantially similar amendments to the interstate compact by each
of the signatory states to the compact, and upon the approval of the amendments to the compact by the Congress of the United States.
Pursuant to article ten, chapter four of this code, West
Virginia shall continue to be a member of this compact until the
first day of July, two thousand four.
§22C-11-6. Continuation of participation in compact.
West Virginia's membership in the interstate commission on the
Potomac river basin, shall continue to exist, pursuant to the
provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code, until the
first day of July, two thousand ten, unless sooner terminated,
continued or reestablished pursuant to the provisions of that
article.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue West
Virginia's participation in the
Interstate Commission
on the
Potomac River Basin until July 1, 2010, pursuant to the West
Virginia Sunset Law.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
Section six is new, therefore strike-throughs and underscoring
have been omitted.
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