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WV SB135

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Eric Tarr

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the Department of Agriculture's authority to cancel leases with annual consideration of less than $5 per acre upon 30 days written notice to the lessee

  • Previously, the department could cancel such low-cost leases if they contained a provision authorizing cancellation or impairment by the Legislature

  • Maintains all other powers of the Commissioner of Agriculture, including leasing land for agricultural production, transferring land to the public land corporation, and developing lands for public use

  • Technical renumbering of subsections following the removal of the cancellation provision

Legislative Description

Precluding Department of Agriculture from cancellation of certain leases

Agriculture

Last Action

To Agriculture

2/12/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture2/12/2025

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