The commissioner of the Department of Commerce shall establish an "adopt a state park or forest program" to encourage and coordinate the efforts of volunteers to help maintain and improve state parks, forests, or other public lands within the state.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 20-1A-7

  • Commissioner: means a member of the advisory commission of the Natural Resources Commission. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Lands: means land, waters and all other appurtenances connected therewith. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • 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

The commissioner shall establish a matching grant program to assist such volunteer efforts by legislative rule pursuant to chapter twenty-nine-a of this code.