SB28 SFAT Stollings 3-15

Baker 7816

Senator Stollings moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Senate Bill 28--A Bill to amend and reenact §20-7-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §20-14A-1, §20-14A-2, §20-14A-3, §20-14A-4, §20-14A-5, §20-14A-6, §20-14A-7, §20-14A-8, §20-14A-9, §20-14A-10 and §20-14A-11; and to amend and reenact §20-15-1, §20-15-2, §20-15-3, §20-15-4 and §20‑15-5 of said code, all relating to establishing regional recreation authorities and areas; establishing trails for off-highway recreational vehicle use; providing for reimbursement by authority for natural resources police officers or county sheriffs; authorizing creation of regional recreation authority as joint development entity formed by two or more contiguous counties; prohibiting the creation of more than two such regional recreation authority within a certain time period without specific approval by the Legislature; setting forth findings and definitions; establishing powers and composition of governing board; providing for financial review and oversight of public funds; prohibiting certain conduct in regional recreation area; establishing requirements for bidding and purchasing; prohibiting conflicts of interest; limiting liability; clarifying duties and responsibilities of participants to landowners and lessors in the regional recreation areas; and establishing criminal penalties and civil remedies.

Adopted

Rejected