West Virginia Statutes
§ 4-10-12 — Termination of an agency or regulatory board; reestablishment of terminated agency or regulatory board
(a)If the Legislature terminates an agency or regulatory board, then the agency or regulatory board shall continue in existence until July 1, of the next succeeding year for the purpose of winding up its affairs. Upon the expiration of one year after termination, the agency or regulatory board shall cease all activities.
(b)During the wind-up year, the impending termination may not reduce nor otherwise limit the powers or authority of that terminated agency or regulatory board.
(c)An agency that has been terminated pursuant to the provisions of this article may be reestablished by the Legislature. If the agency is reestablished by the Legislature during the wind-up year with substantially the same powers, duties or functions, then the agency is considered continued.
(d)If a regulato
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Legislative History
2007 Reg. Sess., SB187; 1997 Reg. Sess., HB2881; 1996 Reg. Sess., HB4851; 1993 Reg. Sess., HB2740; 1979 Reg. Sess., HB825