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WV SB1033

Bill

Status

Enrolled

3/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Darren Thorne

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture to transfer state-owned agricultural land to other public bodies under the intergovernmental transfer provisions of §1-5-1 through §1-5-5 of state code

  • Clarifies that all funds collected from land leases, mineral rights, asset sales, and other sources under this article must be deposited into the Department of Agriculture's special revenue account, regardless of other code provisions

  • Permits excess funds exceeding $1 million at fiscal year end to be transferred to the Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund

  • Makes minor technical corrections, replacing "is authorized and empowered to" with "may" and updating "such" to "the" for modern statutory language

Legislative Description

Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned land

Agriculture

Last Action

Completed legislative action

3/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Organization3/5/2026
Government Organization2/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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