The Senate Committee on Government Organization met at 4:00 p.m. Friday and advanced 5 bills
SB 690 promotes the development of overland recreation in the state. The bill establishes a fund for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation of roads for overland recreation and establishes a grant program with administration provisions to oversee applications for such grants. The bill also allows street-legal special purpose vehicles to be operated on highways and grants the Recreational Trails Advisory Board authority to use money from the Overland Recreation Fund for the sole purpose of building an overland trail system in West Virginia.
SB 521 provides for economic incentives and job creation. The bill creates the Tax and Economic Incentives Review Committee, establishes who is permitted to serve on the committee and describes the committee’s powers and responsibilities. The bill requires the review of all tax and economic incentives every five years.
SB 66 requires that state police follow the towing policies of the counties in which they operate.
SB 119 establishes an online voter’s guide on the Secretary of State’s Website. The guide would be created by the State Election Commission using information given on certificates of announcement. Candidates for statewide office would be eligible for submitting a statement as well as other information required for the certificate of announcement.
SB 687 authorizes an increase in compensation to elected county officials. Every county commissioner who desires the salary increase must file their request to the office of the clerk of the county commission before the effective date.
