West Virginia Senate Bill 764

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources
Pending: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to require Director of the Division of Natural Resources to enter into written agreements with federal agencies in the state with law enforcement duties on and in federal lands located within the boundaries of West Virginia to enforce state laws therein. The bill establishes the position of special natural resource police officers; establishes authority and limitations thereon of special natural resource police officers; and sets forth necessary qualifications of the special natural resources police officers.

Designating certain law-enforcement officers as special Natural Resources police officers

Sen. Jack Woodrum [R]

Sen. Charles Trump [R]

Sen. Vince Deeds [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	Senate	To Agriculture and Natural Resources
2024-02-13	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2024-02-13	Senate	To Agriculture and Natural Resources
2024-02-13	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	7	1b	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=764&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb764%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=764