SB 894 — Reforming certain boards and commissions

SB894 SFATSFA Morris #1 3-3Fletcher  7835 Senator Morris moved to amend the bill byon strikingpage out39, section 4, line 127, after the titleword and“levees”, substitutingby thereforchanging the period to a newcolon title,and toinserting readthe asfollowing follows:Eng.proviso:

Com.Provided, That any alteration, improvement, or agreement related to a dam owned or sponsored by the state conservation committee is subject solely to the authority of the Department of Environmental Protection.;On page 45, section 8, line 112, after the word “dikes,” by striking out the word “and”;On page 45, section 8, line 112 after the word “levees,” by inserting the words “and any existing contracts or agreement related to those structures,”;On page 45, section 8, line 115, after the word “levees” by changing the period to a colon and inserting the following proviso:

Sub.Provided, That any alteration, improvement, or agreement related to a dam owned or sponsored by the West Virginia Conservation Agency is subject solely to the authority of the Department of Environmental Protection, and as such shall fully consent as the owner or sponsor to any plan approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.;On page 46, section 8, line 117, after the word “dikes,” by striking out the word “and”;

forAnd,On Senatepage Bill46, 894—Asection BILL8,  toline amend117, andafter reenactthe §5A-11-1,word §5A-11-3,“levees,” §5A-11-7,by §5B-2-17,inserting §5B-2-20,the §5B-2I-7,words §9-4B-7,“and §9-4C-11,any §11-21-12i,existing §16-5P-3,contracts §16-29D-7,or §16-36-1,agreements §16-36-2,related §16-40-7,to §16-40-8,those §17-4A-1,structures,”.   AdoptedRejected §17-4A-2, §17-4A-3, §19-21A-3, §19-21A-4, §19-21A-7, §19-21A-8, §19-21A-11, §19-21A-12, §19-21A-13, §29-20-4, §29-24-2, §29-24-5, §29-24-7, §29-24-8, and §29-24-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;

to amend the code by adding a new section, designated §44-16-7;

and to repeal §5A-11-2, §5A-11-4, §5A-11-5, §5A-11-6, §5B-1B-1, §5B-1B-2, §5B-1B-3, §5B-1B-4, §9-4B-1, §9-4B-2, §9-4B-3, §9-4B-4, §9-4C-1, §9-4C-2, §9-4C-3, §9-4C-4, §9-4C-5, §9-4C-6, §9-4C-7, §9-4C-8, §16-5M-1, §16-5M-2, §16-5M-3, §16-5P-7, §16-5P-8, §16-5U-1, §16-5U-2, §16-5U-3, §16-5BB-1, §16-22A-4, §16-29B-31, §16-33-2, §16-33-5, §16-36-3, §16-40-6, §16-61-1, §16-61-2, §16-61-3, §17-2E-10, §18-10Q-1, §18-10Q-2, §18-10Q-3, §18-10Q-4, §18-10Q-5, §22-11A-1, §22-11A-4, §22-11A-6, §22-11A-7, §24-6-15, §29-20-1, §29-20-2, §29-20-3, §29-20-5, §29-20-6, §29-24-3, §29-24-4, and §49-2-913, relating to reforms to numerous unnecessary, expired, overly large, or outdated boards, districts, and commissions;

shifting several tasks, duties, responsibilities, or funds of these outdated or unnecessary boards and commissions to other agencies or entities;

eliminating the Public Land Corporation and vesting its property to the Division of Natural Resources;

eliminating the Public Land Corporation Board of Directors and shifting its powers and duties to the Director of the Division of Natural Resources;

changing the composition and selection  of the West Virginia Motorsport Committee;

repealing the Southern West Virginia Lake Development Study Commission Act;

changing the composition of the Tourism Advisory Council;

repealing the Physical/Medical Practitioner Provider Medicaid Enhancement Board;

repealing the General Medicaid Enhancement Board;

repealing the Dentist Medicaid Enhancement Board;

repealing the Ambulance Service Provider Medicaid Enhancement Board;

repealing the Facility Providers’ Medicaid Enhancement Board;

removing language referencing the repealed West Virginia Appraisal Control and Review Commission;

repealing the Interagency Council on Osteoporosis;

repealing the West Virginia Council on Aging;

repealing the Interagency Council on Arthritis;

repealing the Workgroup to Study Adverse Childhood Experiences;

repealing the Hearing Impairment Testing Advisory Committee;

repealing the Working Group on Hospice Services in West Virginia;

eliminating the Advisory Committee on State Health Care Rules but keeping the authority of the Secretary of the Department of Human Services to promulgate legislative rules;

repealing the Breast and Cervical Cancer Detection and Education Program Coalition;

repealing the Advisory Committee on Needlestick Injury Prevention Rules but keeping the authority of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health to promulgate legislative rules;

repealing the Advisory Council on Statewide Birth Defects Information System;

repealing the State Advisory Coalition on Palliative Care Work Group;

repealing the Taskforce on Infrastructure Deployment Clearinghouse;

eliminating the Complete Streets Advisory Board but keeping the Complete Streets Program under the authority of the Division of Highways;

repealing the Employment First Taskforce;

repealing the Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Pilot Program and Working Group;

repealing the Commission to Implement NG911 in West Virginia;

repealing the Women’s Commission;

eliminating the Technology-Related Assistance Revolving Loan Fund for Individuals with Disabilities Board and shifting its powers and duties to the Division of Rehabilitation Services;

repealing the Juvenile Justice Reform Oversight Commission;

modifying or eliminating various reports of affected boards and commission;

authorizing State Conservation Committee to construct, operate, improve, and maintain flood control dams and similar structures and to contract with other entities to do so;

removing authority of conservation districts to employ dam monitors;