29-1B-1 Senate committee on interstate cooperation
29-1B-2 House committee on interstate cooperation
29-1B-3 West Virginia commission on interstate cooperation
29-1B-4 Terms of Senate and House committees
29-1B-5 Function of commission
29-1B-6 Commission may establish delegations and committees
29-1B-7 Names of committees and commission
29-1B-8 Filing interstate compacts

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 29 > Article 1B - Commission On Interstate Cooperation

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • 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.
  • 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