§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 […]
§31-21-4. Purpose of Article
The purpose of this article is to provide for the creation of a special purpose nonprofit corporation with a comprehensive mission to: (1) Assist the DEP in utilizing a voluntary land stewardship program for the long-term safeguarding of IEC Sites to ensure that the remedy remains protective of human health and the environment and to […]
§31-19-16. Refunding Bonds
Any bonds issued hereunder and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by the authority by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as it may deem necessary to refund the principal of the bonds so to be refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon; […]
§31-19-17. Exemption From Taxation
The exercise of the powers granted to the authority by this article will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for the improvement of their health, safety, convenience and welfare and for the enhancement of their residential, agricultural, recreational, economic, commercial and industrial opportunities and is a public purpose. […]
§31-19-18. Financial Interests in Contracts Prohibited; Penalty
No officer, member or employee of the authority shall be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract of any person with the authority, or in the sale of any property, real or personal, to or from the authority. This section does not apply to contracts or purchases of property, real or personal, between the […]
§31-19-19. Meetings and Records of Authority to Be Kept Public
All meetings of the authority shall be open to the public and the records of the authority shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times, except as otherwise provided in this section. All final actions of the authority shall be journalized and such journals shall also be open to the inspection of the […]
§31-19-20. Liberal Construction of Article
The provisions of this article are hereby declared to be remedial and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes and intents.