§22C-11-3. Expenses of Commission; Appropriation; Officers and Employees; Meetings
The commissioners shall be reimbursed, out of moneys appropriated for such purposes, all sums which they necessarily shall expend in the discharge of their duties as members of such commission. There shall be appropriated to the commission out of any moneys in the State Treasury unexpended and available therefor, and not otherwise appropriated, such sums […]
§22C-11-4. Effective Date; Findings
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.
§22C-11-5. Restrictions
Neither the Governor of the State of West Virginia nor any member of the commission aforesaid, representing the State of West Virginia, shall consent to the construction of any dam, whether in the State of West Virginia, or without this state, which shall flood lands in this state, without the express consent of the Legislature.
§22C-12-1. Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact Approved
The following Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact, which has been negotiated by representatives of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia, is hereby approved, ratified, adopted, enacted into law, and entered into by the State of West Virginia as a party thereto and signatory state, namely: OHIO […]
§22C-12-2. Appointment of Members of Commission; Director of Division of Environmental Protection Member Ex Officio
In pursuance of article four of said compact, there shall be three members of the "Ohio River valley water sanitation commission" from the State of West Virginia. The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint two persons as two of such commissioners, each of whom shall be a resident […]
§22C-12-3. Powers of Commission; Duties of State Officers, Departments, etc.; Jurisdiction of Circuit Courts; Enforcement of Article
There is hereby granted to the commission and commissioners thereof all the powers provided for in the said compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular. All officers of this state are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces […]
§22C-12-4. Powers Granted Herein Supplemental to Other Powers Vested in Commission
Any powers herein granted to the commission shall be regarded as in aid of and supplemental to and in no case a limitation upon any of the powers vested in said commission by other laws of this state or by the laws of the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, or […]
§22C-12-5. Expenses of Commission; Appropriations; Officers and Employees; Meetings
The commissioners shall be reimbursed out of moneys appropriated for such purposes, all sums which they necessarily shall expend in the discharge of their duties as members of such commission. There shall be appropriated to the commission out of any moneys in the State Treasury unexpended and available therefor, and not otherwise appropriated, such sums […]
§22C-12-6. When Article Effective; Findings; Continuation
This article shall take effect and become operative and the compact be executed for and on behalf of this state only from and after the approval, ratification, adoption and entering into thereof by the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia.
§22C-10-1. Enactment of Compact
The "Interstate Mining Compact" is hereby continued in law and continued in effect with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT Article I. Findings and Purposes. (a) The party states find that: (1) Mining and the contributions thereof to the economy and well-being of every state are […]