§5B-3-3. Reexamination of Vision and Goals
Every fourth year after January 1, 2001, the joint commission on economic development, established pursuant to this article, shall conduct a thorough examination of the vision and goals set forth in this article and may recommend legislation relating to the vision and goals to the Legislature.
§5B-3-4. Commission Review of Procedural Rules, Interpretive Rules and Existing Legislative Rules
(a) The Joint Commission on Economic Development may review any procedural rule, interpretive rule or existing legislative rule and make recommendations concerning the rules to the Legislature. (b) The Development Office and the Tourism Commission established pursuant to article two of this chapter, the Economic Development Authority established pursuant to article fifteen, chapter thirty-one of […]
§5B-3-5. Joint Commission on Economic Development Studies
(a) The Joint Commission on Economic Development shall study the following: (1) The feasibility of establishing common regional configurations for local workforce investment areas, regional educational service agencies and for all other purposes the Commission considers feasible. The study should review the existing levels of cooperation between state and local economic developers, complete an analysis […]
§5B-2M-2. Definitions
For purposes of this article, “vertiport” means infrastructure or a system with supporting services and equipment intended for landing, ground-handling, and take-off of manned or unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
§5B-2M-3. Applicability
This article applies to any vertiport that is available for public use by any advanced air mobility operator authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation or Federal Aviation Administration to engage in passenger and/or cargo services in scheduled or non-scheduled service in or affecting interstate commerce.
§5B-2M-4. Vertiport Safety
(a) Vertiport Design. Each vertiport subject to this article shall comply with any Federal Aviation Administration published rule or advisory circular containing standards for vertiport design and performance characteristics. (b) Vertiport Layout Plan. Each vertiport subject to this article shall submit a vertiport layout plan to the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the […]
§5B-2M-5. Exclusionary and Discriminatory Zoning Prohibited
A political subdivision of this state shall not exercise its zoning and land use authority to grant or permit an exclusive right to one or more vertiport owners or operators and shall use such authority to promote reasonable access to advanced air mobility operators at public-use vertiports within the jurisdiction of the subdivision.
§5B-2M-6. Harmonization
The provisions of this article are intended to supplement any provision of federal law pertaining to the design, construction, operations, or maintenance of a vertiport designed or constructed with a grant under 49 U.S.C. 47101 et seq., and any provision of this article found in conflict with or otherwise preempted by federal law shall be […]
§5B-3-1. Legislative Intent
(a) West Virginia: A shared vision statement. — West Virginia's strong commitment to future generations has created a vibrant and diverse economy balancing quality jobs and the state's irreplaceable natural beauty. West Virginia has a highly skilled and educated workforce, is a leader in innovation and offers an excellent quality of life for all residents. […]
§5B-3-2. Creation of the Joint Commission on Economic Development
(a) The joint commission on economic development is hereby established. The commission shall be composed of not more than twenty-four members as follows: (1) The chairs of the Senate and House of Delegates finance committees;