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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced Senate Bill 481 BYS ENATORS ROBERTS, CAPUTO, EFFRIE, NELSON, S MIT, STOVER, WOODRUM , HILLIP,ANDD EEDS [Introduced January 26, 2023;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION ENROLLED Senate Bill 481 By Senators Roberts, Caputo, Jeffries, Nelson, Smith, Stover, Woodrum, Phillips, and Deeds [Passed March 02, 2023;
referred to the Committee on Economic Development] Intr SB 481 A BILL to amend and reenact §5B-2-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to extending the sunset provision of the Upper Kanawha Valley Resiliency and Revitalization Program.
in effect 90 days from passage] Enr SB 481 AN ACT to amend and reenact §5B-2-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to extending the sunset provision of the Upper Kanawha Valley Resiliency and Revitalization Program.
Intr SB 481 "Upper Kanawha Valley" means an area historically known as the Upper Kanawha Valley including municipalities and surrounding areas from the Charleston city limits to Gauley Bridge or other communities in the vicinity of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
"Upper Kanawha Valley" means an area historically known as the Upper Kanawha Valley 1 Enr SB 481 including municipalities and surrounding areas from the Charleston city limits to Gauley Bridge or other communities in the vicinity of the West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
The program shall inventory existing assets and resources, prioritize planning and technical assistance, and Intr SB 481 determine such other assistance as might be available to revitalize communities in the Upper Kanawha Valley.
The program shall inventory existing assets and resources, prioritize planning and technical assistance, and determine such other assistance as might be available to revitalize communities in the Upper Kanawha Valley.
(2) The program shall remain active until it concludes its work on June 30, 2024 2029, and delivers a final report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance no later than October 1, 2024.
2 Enr SB 481 (2) The program shall remain active until it concludes its work on June 30, 2029, and delivers a final report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance no later than October 1, 2024.
(2) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources or their designee; (3) The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture or their designee; (4) The Executive Director of the West Virginia Housing Development Fund or their designee; (5) A representative from the Kanawha County Commission;
(2) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources or their designee;
(3) The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture or their designee;
(4) The Executive Director of the West Virginia Housing Development Fund or their designee;
(5) A representative from the Kanawha County Commission;
Intr SB 481 (3) The council shall develop a rapid response strategy to attract or develop new enterprises and job-creating opportunities in the Upper Kanawha Valley.
(3) The council shall develop a rapid response strategy to attract or develop new enterprises and job-creating opportunities in the Upper Kanawha Valley.
(4) The council shall conduct or commission a comprehensive assessment of assets available at the campus of the West Virginia Institute of Technology and determine how those assets will be preserved and repurposed.
3 Enr SB 481 (4) The council shall conduct or commission a comprehensive assessment of assets available at the campus of the West Virginia Institute of Technology and determine how those assets will be preserved and repurposed.
(1) The West Virginia Small Business Development Center; (2) The Center for Rural Health Development; (3) The West Virginia University Brickstreet Center for Entrepreneurship;
(1) The West Virginia Small Business Development Center;
(2) The Center for Rural Health Development;
(3) The West Virginia University Brickstreet Center for Entrepreneurship;
Intr SB 481 (12) West Virginia State University Extension Service;
(12) West Virginia State University Extension Service;
and (13) West Virginia University Extension Service, Community, Economic and Workforce Development.
and (13) West Virginia University Extension Service, Community, Economic and Workforce 4 Enr SB 481 Development.
— The Department of Economic Development and the revitalization council, as applicable, shall work to educate businesses investing, or interested in investing, in the Upper Kanawha Valley, about the availability of, and access to, economic development assistance, including but not limited to, the economic opportunity tax credit provided in §11-13Q-19 of this code;
— The Department of Economic Development and the revitalization council, as applicable, shall work to educate businesses investing, or interested in investing, in the Upper Kanawha Valley, about the availability of, and access to, economic development assistance, including, but not limited to, the economic opportunity tax credit provided in §11-13Q-19 of this code;
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