Senate Bill No. 731
(By Senators Bowman, Caldwell, Jenkins, Kessler, Minard, Rowe,
Snyder, White, Minear, Smith and Weeks)
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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
reported March 1, 2004.]
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A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-1-11, relating to
the promulgation of rules by the department of administration
for compliance standards on all property leased by the state.
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 §5A-1-11, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION.
§5A-1-11. Rules for compliance standards for all state leased
property.
(a) The secretary of the department of administration has the
authority to propose rules for legislative approval in accordance
with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this
code regarding specific compliance standards related to all new and
existing leases for state property in order to ensure a competitive bidding process.
(b) The rules shall:
(1) Encompass the selection process; and
(2) Provide a time frame for existing leases to comply with
the new standards which compliance standards shall be in force
throughout the term of the lease.
(c) The initial rules promulgated under this section may be
proposed as emergency rules for approval in accordance with the
provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.
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JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
On page two, section eleven, lines eight and nine, by striking
out the words "the new standards which compliance standards shall
be in force throughout the term of the lease" and inserting in lieu
thereof the words "any new compliance standards".
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