HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 94
(By Delegates Beane, Kuhn, Butcher, Ferrell, Iaquinta, Manchin,
Manuel, Martin, Perdue, Tucker, Wright, Yeager, Yost, Azinger and
Blair)
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization)
[March 6, 2003]
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study
the feasibility of combining the activities of the racing
commission and the lottery commission to create a single
governmental entity.
whereas, The State of West Virginia has a projected deficit of
twenty million dollars for the current fiscal year with a
anticipated deficit of two hundred fifty million for fiscal year
2004; and
whereas, Duplication of services presently exists in state
government and investigating the elimination of that duplication
through the consolidation of agencies would be in the best interest
of the citizens of West Virginia; and
whereas, The Legislature finds that dog and horse racing, the
state owned lottery, racetrack video lottery, limited video lottery
games, gaming facilities, charitable bingo, charitable raffles and
charitable raffle boards and games are all legal gaming activities
of a similar nature and would be better served if regulated by a single agency, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study the feasibility of combining the activities of
the racing commission and the lottery commission to create a single
governmental entity, and to further study the powers, duties, and
functions of state agencies with particular emphasis on areas of
overlapping or duplicative activities and services to determine
whether the executive branch of state government should be
reorganized; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2004, its
findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of
any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and,
be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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