West Virginia Senate Bill 352 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Passed on April 22 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-11 - Effective Date

The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Community Empowerment Transportation Act. The bill authorizes the Commissioner of Highways to establish procedures relating to the authority and review of transportation projects. The bill makes legislative findings and defines terms. The bill requires those seeking state funds for transportation projects to submit a transportation project plan and sets forth those requirements. The bill grants the Commissioner of Highways to approve or deny a project. The bill authorizes county commissions to impose user fees for the construction and maintenance of roads and transportation projects. The bill provides a credit for municipally imposed fees. The bill authorizes counties to issue revenue and general obligation bonds for transportation projects following voter approval. The bill provides notice, election and advertising requirements. The bill requires development of transportation projects be coordinated with other infrastructure projects and authorizes information sharing. The bill also authorizes agreements between municipal utilities and public service districts to participate in transportation projects. The bill authorizes the setting of rates to include costs of municipal utilities and public service districts in coordination with transportation projects. The bill also provides an exemption from Public Service Commission approvals. The bill requires a bond covering the potential impact of the project on highway facilities. The bill regulates access from private properties to and from state roads. The bill also provides recovery of cost of highway improvements from commercial and residential developments.

Creating WV Community Empowerment Transportation Act

Sen. Douglas Facemire [D]	Sen. John Fanning [D]	Sen. Dan Foster [D]	Sen. Evan Jenkins [D]
Sen. Robert Plymale [D]	Sen. Roman Prezioso [D]	Sen. Ron Stollings [D]	Sen. John Unger [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-11		Effective Date
2010-04-22		Chapter 199, Acts, Regular Session, 2010
2010-03-20		Approved by Governor 4/2/10 - Senate Journal
2010-04-02		Approved by Governor 4/2/10
2010-03-20		Approved by Governor 4/2/10 - House Journal
2010-03-20		To Governor 4/1/10 - House Journal
2010-03-20		To Governor 4/1/10 - Senate Journal
2010-04-01		To Governor 4/1/10
2010-03-13		Completed legislative action
2010-03-13		House received Senate message
2010-03-13		Communicated to House
2010-03-13		Senate concurred in House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 75)
2010-03-13		Communicated to Senate
2010-03-13		Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2010-03-13		Passed House (Roll No. 389)
2010-03-13		Read 3rd time
2010-03-13		Amendment rejected (Roll No. 388)
2010-03-13		Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2010-03-13		Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2010-03-13		Amendment reported by the Clerk
2010-03-13		Placed at foot of bills
2010-03-13		On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
2010-03-11		Read 2nd time
2010-03-11		From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar
2010-03-10		Read 1st time
2010-03-10		Immediate consideration
2010-03-10		With amendment, do pass
2010-03-05		To House Finance
2010-03-05		With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
2010-02-25		To House Roads and Transportation
2010-02-25		To Roads and Transportation then Finance
2010-02-25		Introduced in House
2010-02-24		Ordered to House
2010-02-24		Passed Senate (Roll No. 8)
2010-02-24		Read 3rd time
2010-02-24		On 3rd reading
2010-02-24		Read 2nd time
2010-02-23		On 2nd reading
2010-02-22		Read 1st time
2010-02-22		On 1st reading
2010-02-19		Reported do pass
2010-02-03		To Finance
2010-02-03		Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
2010-01-26		To Transportation and Infrastructure
2010-01-26		To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
2010-01-26		Introduced in Senate
2010-01-26		To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
2010-01-26		Filed for introduction

HB4200 (Same As) 2010-01-27 - To House Roads and Transportation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
13	1	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
17	28	1	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	10	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	11	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	12	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	2	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	3	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	4	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	5	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	6	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	7	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	8	New Code	See Bill Text
17	28	9	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4	47	Amended Code	Citation Text
17	4	49	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=352&year=2010&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill