20-5-1 Section of parks and recreation; chief of section; existing obligation; appropriations
20-5-2 Powers of the director with respect to the section of parks and recreation
20-5-3 Section of Parks and Recreation; purpose; powers and duties generally
20-5-4 Definitions; state parks and recreation system
20-5-5 Authority of director to issue park development revenue bonds; grants and gifts
20-5-6 Tax exemption
20-5-7 Investment in notes, bonds and security interests
20-5-8 Disclaimer of any liability of state of West Virginia
20-5-9 Trustee for holders of park development revenue bonds
20-5-10 Proceeds of park development revenue bonds, grants and gifts
20-5-11 Authority of director to pledge revenue from recreational facilities as security
20-5-12 Management and control of project
20-5-13 Provisions of Constitution and law observed; what approval required
20-5-14 Restaurants and other facilities
20-5-15 Authority to enter into certain operational contracts; terms and conditions; necessity for legislative notice and public hearing before certain facilities are placed under contract
20-5-16 Authority to enter into contracts with third parties to construct recreational facilities and cabins; public comment
20-5-17 Correlation of projects and services
20-5-18 Discounts for West Virginia residents over the age of sixty-two
20-5-19 Discounts for West Virginia residents who are totally and permanently disabled
20-5-21 Legislative findings relating to the historical town of Cass; powers of the director to preserve the integrity of the town and to promulgate rules therefor
20-5-22 Powers and duties of the director relating to oil and gas access roads on state forests
20-5-23 Establishment of Adopt-A-Trail program for paths and trails

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 20 > Article 5 - Parks and Recreation

  • Agency: means any branch, department or unit of the state government, however designated or constituted. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • 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
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bonds: shall mean bonds issued by the director. See West Virginia Code 20-5-4
  • Commission: means the Natural Resources Commission. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Commissioner: means a member of the advisory commission of the Natural Resources Commission. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Director: means the Director of the Division of Natural Resources. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • 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.
  • Lands: means land, waters and all other appurtenances connected therewith. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: except as otherwise defined elsewhere in this chapter, means the plural "persons" and shall include individuals, partnerships, corporations or other legal entities. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Project: shall be deemed to mean collectively the acquisition of land, the construction of any buildings or other works, together with incidental approaches, structures and facilities, reasonably necessary and useful in order to provide new or improved recreational facilities. See West Virginia Code 20-5-4
  • Recreational facilities: shall mean and embrace cabins, lodges, swimming pools, golf courses, restaurants, commissaries and other revenue producing facilities in any state park or state forest. See West Virginia Code 20-5-4
  • Resident: means any person who is a citizen of the United States and who has been a domiciled resident of the State of West Virginia for a period of thirty consecutive days or more immediately prior to the date of his or her application for license or permit. 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
  • Take: means to hunt, shoot, pursue, lure, kill, destroy, catch, capture, keep in captivity, gig, spear, trap, ensnare, wound or injure any wildlife, or attempt to do so. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2
  • Town: includes a city, village or town, and the word "council" any body or board, whether composed of one or more branches, which is authorized to make ordinances for the government of a city, town, or village. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Wildlife: means wild birds, wild animals, game and fur-bearing animals, fish (including minnows), reptiles, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans and all forms of aquatic life used as fish bait, whether dead or alive. See West Virginia Code 20-1-2