§8A-12-9. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Powers
The authority has the following general powers: (a) Power to sue. — To sue and be sued in contractual matters in its own name; (b) Power to contract. — To enter into contracts generally and to execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes; (c) Power to restrict use of land. — […]
§8A-12-10. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Duties
The authority shall: (a) Disseminate information regarding agricultural land protection and promote the protection of agricultural land; (b) Assist county farmland protection boards in applying for and obtaining all state and federal funding available consistent with the purposes of the farmland protection programs; (c) Upon request of a farmland protection board, provide technical and legal […]
§8A-12-11. Definitions
For purposes of the voluntary farmland protection programs, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this section. (a) Acquisition of easement. — The holding or coholding of land-use restrictions as defined in this article, whether obtained through purchase, gift, devise, bequest, grant or contract to cohold with another holder. (b) Conservation easement. –- […]
§8A-12-12. Methods of Farmland Protection
(a) The authority or a county farmland protection board may negotiate with and compensate eligible property owners to ensure the protection of farmland within the county or state. Methods of protecting farmland may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Acquisition of conservation easement or preservation easement. — With the consent of a […]
§8A-12-3. Content and Requirements of Farmland Protection Programs
(a) An adopted farmland protection program shall include only those qualifying properties which are voluntarily offered into the program by the landowners of the properties. (b) An adopted farmland protection program shall meet the following minimum requirements: (1) The program shall be developed by the county farmland protection board and approved by the county commission. […]
§8A-12-4. Farmland Protection Boards -– Appointment, Composition, Terms
(a) Composition. — A farmland protection board shall be composed of seven members, each serving without compensation. Membership on the farmland protection board shall consist of the following: One county commissioner; the executive director of the county development authority; one farmer who is a county resident and a member of the county farm bureau; one […]
§8A-12-5. Farmland Protection Boards -– Powers
A farmland protection board has the following general powers: (a) Power to sue. — To sue and be sued in contractual matters in its own name; (b) Power to contract. — To enter into contracts generally and to execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes; (c) Power to restrict use of […]
§8A-12-6. Farmland Protection Board Duties
The duties of each farmland protection board are as follows: (a) To report to the county commission with respect to the acquisition of easements by the farmland protection board within the county and to obtain final approval authority for any and all purchases of easements for the farmland protection program by the board; (b) To […]
§8A-12-7. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Established
A West Virginia agricultural land protection authority is established within the Department of Agriculture. The authority has the powers and duties provided in this article.
§8A-10-5. General Repealer
All acts or parts of acts, including special legislative charters, inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of their inconsistency, except as provided in this chapter.