West Virginia House Bill 2559 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-3)
Status: Introduced on February 20 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - To House Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to requires all debt obligations of the West Virginia parkways authority to be satisfied by February 1, 2020. The bill eliminates tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike by February 1, 2020. The bill provides that certain materials, equipment, assets and employees of the parkways authority be transferred to the Division of Highways. The bill provides for employees of the parkways authority whose positions are eliminated as result of the transfer. The bill requires certain moneys be used for former highways of the West Virginia Turnpike. The bill provides that all obligations and responsibilities of the parkways authority for the West Virginia Turnpike ceases on January 1, 2035. The bill prohibits new bonds from being issued. The bill provides an exception. The bill requires the Division of Highways to accept ownership of the West Virginia Turnpike when the bonds secured by toll revenues have been paid.

Requiring all debt obligations of the West Virginia parkways authority to be satisfied by February 1, 2020

Del. Marty Gearheart [R]	Del. Eric Householder [R]	Del. Linda Sumner [R]	Del. Clif Moore [D]
Del. Margaret Staggers [D]	Del. Joe Ellington [R]	Del. John Shott [R]	Del. Erikka Storch [R]
Del. Linda Phillips [D]	Del. Suzette Raines [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-28	House	To House Finance
2013-02-28	House	Do pass, but first to Finance
2013-02-20	House	To House Roads and Transportation
2013-02-20	House	Introduced in House
2013-02-20	House	To Roads and Transportation then Finance
2013-02-20	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	16A	10	Amended Code	Citation Text
17	16A	18	Amended Code	Citation Text
17	16A	4	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2559&year=2013&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2559%20intr.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=2559