§31-21-10. Minimum Standards for Certified Sites
(a) The corporation shall establish minimum standards that a site must meet to be considered for certification. Minimum standards include, but are not limited to: (1) Letter of support from a mayor, county commissioner, or county, regional, or municipal economic development official;
§31-21-11. Land Bank Program
(a) This article hereby authorizes the establishment of a voluntary state land bank program. Under this program, the corporation is authorized to acquire properties, hold title and prepare them for future use. Prior to acquiring any properties, the corporation shall conduct site appropriate assessments to determine the environmental conditions or issues associated with a particular […]
§31-21-12. Preserve Property Value
(a) The corporation may, without the approval of a local unit of government in which property held by the corporation is located, control, hold, manage, maintain, operate, repair, lease as lessor, secure, prevent the waste or deterioration of, demolish and take all other actions necessary to preserve the value of the property held or owned […]
§31-21-13. Contaminated Property
(a) If the DEP determines that conditions on a property transferred to the corporation under this article present an immediate threat to public health, safety and welfare, or to the environment, the corporation may not convey, sell, transfer, exchange, lease or otherwise dispose of the property until after a determination by the DEP that the […]
§31-21-14. Liberal Construction
This article shall be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purposes as complete and independent authorization for the performance of every act and thing authorized by this article. All powers granted shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate the intent and purposes of this article and not as a limitation thereof. The corporation […]
§31-20-21. Validity of Any Pledge, Mortgage, Deed of Trust or Security Instrument
It is the intention hereof that any pledge, mortgage, deed of trust or security instrument made by or for the benefit of the authority shall be valid and binding between the parties from the time the pledge, mortgage, deed of trust or security instrument is made; and that the moneys or property so pledged, encumbered, […]
§31-20-26. Legislative Oversight Committee
The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall each designate five members of their respective houses, at least one of whom shall be a member of the minority party, to serve on a Legislative Oversight committee charged with immediate and ongoing oversight of the authority and the commissions, and […]
§31-21-1. Short Title
OF ARTICLE AND DEFINITIONS. §31-21-1. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as The West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Act.
§31-21-2. Definitions
The following words used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning, are defined as follows: (1) "Agreement" means any agreement being entered into between the nonprofit corporation and a business, corporation, private party or local or state government.
§31-21-3. Declaration of Policy
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that developable land is one of West Virginia's most valuable resources in terms of net contributions to the state's economy and tax base. (b) The Legislature further finds that: (1) Due to topography, the state has somewhat limited amounts of developable land and that promoting the productive reuse of […]