WEST virginia Legislature
2016 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4718
By Delegates Fast and Perry
[Introduced February 23,
2016; Referred
to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then Government Organization.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §8-6-7, relating to defining the term “minor boundary adjustment.”
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §8-6-7, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. ANNEXATION.
§8-6-7. Definition of “minor boundary adjustment.'’
As used in this article, “minor boundary adjustment'’ means ten percent or less of the existing acreage of the municipality.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to define the term “minor boundary adjustment.”
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.