17C-17B-1 Legislative findings and purposes
17C-17B-2 Transfer of jurisdiction over vehicle weight enforcement and excess weight permit issuances to Public Service Commission
17C-17B-3 Transfer of certain employees from department of transportation to Public Service Commission
17C-17B-4 Costs of enforcement to be funded from revenues in General Revenue Fund or from fees collected by Public Service Commission
17C-17B-5 Exceptions

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 17C > Article 17B - Transfer of Certain Jurisdiction and Employees to Public Service Commission

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • 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