The employees of the board shall be under such merit system as the board shall provide and, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of article two (f), the board and its employees shall be considered a state agency, and the state employees' retirement system is hereby authorized to contract with the board in order to further or facilitate the activities of the board pursuant to article two (f) of the compact. No such contract shall take effect prior to its approval by the Governor.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 29-1E-4

  • Board: means the southern states energy board. See West Virginia Code 29-1E-1
  • Compact: means the southern states energy compact. See West Virginia Code 29-1E-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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