§5B-2I-5. Public-Private Partnerships
(a) The Department of Tourism may enter into contractual or joint venture agreements with one or more nonprofit corporations organized pursuant to the corporate laws of the state, organized to permit qualification pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and organized for purposes of the promotion and development of tourism in West Virginia, […]
§5B-2I-6. Tourism Promotion Fund; Use of Funds
(a) There is continued in the State Treasury the special revenue fund known as the Tourism Promotion Fund created under prior enactment of 5B-1-9 of this code. (b) Moneys deposited in the fund each year shall be used solely for marketing, direct advertising, business development and public relations promoting travel and tourism within the state […]
§5B-2I-7. Tourism Advisory Council; Members, Appointment, and Expenses
(a) There is continued within the Department of Tourism an independent Tourism Advisory Council. (b) The Tourism Advisory Council consists of the following 16 members: (1) The Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee, ex officio;
§5B-2I-8. Confidentiality
Any documentary material, data or other writing made or received by the Department of Tourism, the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, or the Tourism Advisory Council, for the purpose of furnishing assistance to a new or existing business, or of developing or implementing a comprehensive tourism advertising, promotion, and development strategy pursuant to 5B-2I-4 […]
§5B-2J-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and cited as the “Natural Gas Liquids Economic Development Act.”
§5B-2J-2. Legislative Findings; Declaration of Public Policy
(a) The Legislature finds that: (1) The advent and advancement of new and existing technologies and drilling practices have created the opportunity for the efficient development of natural gas, including natural gas liquids such as ethane, propane, butane, isobutane and pentanes, contained in underground shales and other geological formations.
§5B-2K-1. Short Title
This article shall be known as the Coalfield Grant Facilitation Act of 2022.
§5B-2K-2. Legislative Findings
The Legislature finds that the historical coal field communities of this state that were once thriving and vital parts of the state have seen decades of decline as changes in coal mining technologies and mining practices and the decline in the market for coal have resulted in a steady decline in the populations and economic […]
§5B-2K-3. Coalfield Community Grant Facilitation Commission Created
(a) The Coalfield Community Grant Facilitation Commission is hereby created as an independent body corporate. The commission shall consist of 12 members, who shall be residents and citizens of the state. Commission members shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commission shall consist of the […]
§5B-2K-4. Coalfield Community Grant Facilitation Special Revenue Account
A special revenue fund to be known as the Coalfield Community Grant Facilitation Fund is hereby created which shall consist of all moneys made available for the purposes of this article and include any amounts to be deposited in the fund, including all appropriations to the fund, all interest earned from investment of the fund, […]