Senate Bill No. 422
(By Senator Weeks)
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[Introduced January 30, 2006; referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §17-16A-17a, relating
to the parkways authority generally; and allowing frequent
commuters on the West Virginia Turnpike to turn in accumulated
toll receipts in an amount equal to the cost of calendar year
commuter pass for a commuter pass for the remainder of the
calendar year.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §17-16A-17a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 16A. WEST VIRGINIA PARKWAYS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
TOURISM AUTHORITY.
§17-16A-17a. Commuter Passes based on accumulated toll receipts.
As soon as reasonably possible after the effective date of this legislation, but in no event later than the first day of July,
two thousand six, the authority shall establish, advertise,
implement and otherwise make generally available to all qualified
members of the public, resident or nonresident, a commuter pass
system whereby a commuter may accumulate paid toll receipts, equal
to the cost of a commuter pass and the deposit for the required
commuter pass equipment for the toll booths through which the
commuter travels while on the West Virginia Turnpike, and exchange
the accumulated toll receipts for a commuter pass. Upon the
presentation of the accumulated receipts and a certification that
the commuter paid the tolls represented by the receipts, the
Parkways Authority shall issue the commuter a commuter pass to
commuter allowing him or her to travel through the toll facilities
on an unlimited basis, without additional charge therefor, for the
remainder of the calendar year after the issuance of the commuter
pass. The commuter passes implemented in accordance with the
provisions of this section are available only for use when
operating or traveling in a Class "A" motor vehicle.
For the purpose of this section, a Class "A" vehicle is a
passenger type motor vehicle or a truck with a gross weight of not
more than 8,000 pounds and registered or eligible for registration
as a Class "A" vehicle in accordance with section one, article ten,
chapter seventeen-a of this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to
allow frequent commuters
on the West Virginia Turnpike to turn in accumulated toll receipts
in an amount equal to the cost of calendar year commuter pass for
a commuter pass for the remainder of the calendar year.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.
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