West Virginia Code
Article 3. Solid Waste Management Board
§22C-3-8. Power of Board to Collect Service Charges and Exercise Other Powers of Governmental Agencies in Event of Default; Power to Require Governmental Agencies to Enforce Their Rights

In order to ensure that the public purposes to be served by the board may be properly carried out and in order to assure the timely payment to the board of all sums due and owing under loan agreements with governmental agencies, as referred to in section five of this article, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere contained in this code, in event of any default by a governmental agency under such a loan agreement, the board has, and may, at its option, exercise the following rights and remedies in addition to the rights and remedies conferred by law or pursuant to said loan agreement:
(1) The board may directly impose, in its own name and for its own benefit, service charges determined by it to be necessary under the circumstances upon all users of the solid waste disposal project to be acquired or constructed pursuant to such loan agreement, and proceed directly to enforce and collect such service charges, together with all necessary costs of such enforcement and collection.
(2) The board may exercise, in its own name or in the name of and as agent for the governmental agency, all of the rights, authority, powers and remedies of the governmental agency with respect to the solid waste disposal project or which may be conferred upon the governmental agency by statute, rule, regulation or judicial decision, including, without limitation, all rights and remedies with respect to users of such solid waste disposal project.
(3) The board may, by civil action, mandamus or other judicial or administrative proceeding, compel performance by such governmental agency of all of the terms and conditions of such loan agreement including, without limitation, the adjustment and increase of service charges as required to repay the loan or otherwise satisfy the terms of such loan agreement, the enforcement and collection of such service charges and the enforcement by such governmental agency of all rights and remedies conferred by statute, rule, regulation or judicial decision.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 22C. Environmental Resources; Boards, Authorities, Commissions and Compacts

Article 3. Solid Waste Management Board

§22C-3-1. Short Title

§22C-3-2. Legislative Findings; Declaration of Policy and Responsibility; Purpose and Intent of Article

§22C-3-3. Definitions

§22C-3-4. Solid Waste Management Board; Organization of Board; Appointment and Qualification of Board Members; Their Term of Office, Compensation, and Expenses; Director of Board

§22C-3-5. Board to Designate and Establish Disposal Sheds; Construction, Maintenance, etc., of Disposal Projects; Loan Agreements; Compliance With Federal and State Law

§22C-3-6. Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of Board Generally

§22C-3-7. Development of State Solid Waste Management Plan

§22C-3-8. Power of Board to Collect Service Charges and Exercise Other Powers of Governmental Agencies in Event of Default; Power to Require Governmental Agencies to Enforce Their Rights

§22C-3-9. Development and Designation of Solid Waste Disposal Sheds by Board

§22C-3-10. Board Empowered to Issue Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds, Renewal Notes and Refunding Bonds; Requirements and Manner of Such Issuance

§22C-3-11. Establishment of Reserve Funds, Replacement and Improvement Funds and Sinking Funds; Fiscal Agent; Purposes for Use of Bond Proceeds; Application of Surplus

§22C-3-12. Legal Remedies of Bondholders

§22C-3-13. Bonds and Notes Not Debt of State, County, Municipality or of Any Political Subdivision; Expenses Incurred Pursuant to Article

§22C-3-14. Use of Funds, Properties, etc., by Board; Restrictions Thereon

§22C-3-15. Audit of Funds Disbursed by the Board and Recipients Thereof

§22C-3-16. Rentals, Fees, Service Charges and Other Revenues From Solid Waste Disposal Projects; Contracts and Leases of Board; Cooperation of Other Governmental Agencies; Bonds of Such Agencies

§22C-3-17. Maintenance, Operation and Repair of Projects; Repair of Damaged Property; Reports by Board to Governor and Legislature

§22C-3-18. Solid Waste Disposal Revenue Bonds Lawful Investments

§22C-3-19. Exemption From Taxation

§22C-3-20. Governmental Agencies Authorized to Convey Property

§22C-3-21. Financial Interest in Contracts, Projects, etc., Prohibited; Gratuities Prohibited; Penalty

§22C-3-22. Conduct of Proceedings of Board

§22C-3-23. Regulation of Solid Waste Collectors and Haulers to Continue Under Public Service Commission; Bringing About Their Compliance With Solid Waste Disposal Shed Plan and Solid Waste Disposal Projects; Giving Testimony at Commission Hearings

§22C-3-24. Cooperation of Board and Enforcement Agencies in Collecting and Disposing of Abandoned Household Appliances and Motor Vehicles, etc.

§22C-3-25. Liberal Construction of Article

§22C-3-26. Supersedure Over County and Regional Solid Waste Authorities