West Virginia § 20-3-14 Financial assistance from owners of forest lands; expenditures by director

West Virginia Statutes

§ 20-3-14 — Financial assistance from owners of forest lands; expenditures by director

West Virginia § 20-3-14

Ch. 20NATURAL RESOURCES

Art. 3FORESTS AND WILDLIFE AREAS

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W. Va. Code § 20-3-14 (2026).

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The director may cooperate with the owners of forest lands and receive financial assistance from them for forestry purposes and do any and all things necessary therefor, including the establishment and maintenance of patrol and lookout stations: Provided, That the director shall expend for forestry purposes, and for no other purpose, such moneys as shall be appropriated therefor by the state, and such moneys as may be recovered from persons giving origin to grass or forest fires, and such moneys as may be received from the federal government by appropriation under the Weeks Law, the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 and any reference to the Clarke-McNary Law or otherwise.

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The director may cooperate with the owners of forest lands and receive financial assistance from them for forestry purposes and do any and all things necessary therefor, including the establishment and maintenance of patrol and lookout stations: Provided, That the director shall expend for forestry purposes, and for no other purpose, such moneys as shall be appropriated therefor by the state, and such moneys as may be recovered from persons giving origin to grass or forest fires, and such moneys as may be received from the federal government by appropriation under the Weeks Law, the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 and any reference to the Clarke-McNary Law or otherwise.