There is hereby granted to the director, as compact administrator and chairman ex officio of the West Virginia members of said advisory committee, and to the members from West Virginia of said advisory committee, all the powers provided for in the said compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular. All officers of the State of West Virginia are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of said compact in every particular, it being hereby declared to be the policy of the State of West Virginia to perform and carry out the said compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the state government or administration of the State of West Virginia are hereby authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of said compact administrator, or of said advisory committee, to furnish information and data relating to the purposes of said compact possessed by them or any of them to said compact administrator or said advisory committee. They are further authorized to aid said compact administrator or said advisory committee by loan of personnel, equipment or other means in carrying out the purposes of said compact.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 20-3-23

  • Director: means the Director of the Division of Natural Resources. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10