West Virginia Code
Article 15B. Infrastructure Bonds
§31-15B-2. Infrastructure General Obligation Bonds; Amount; When May Issue

Bonds of the State of West Virginia, under authority of the infrastructure improvement amendment of 1994, of the par value not to exceed in the aggregate $300 million, are hereby authorized to be issued and sold solely for the construction, extension, expansion, rehabilitation, repair and improvement of water supply and sewage treatment systems and for the acquisition, preparation, construction and improvement of sites for economic development as provided for by the Constitution and the provisions of this article.
These bonds may be issued by the Governor upon resolution by the infrastructure council and certification to the Governor. The bonds shall bear such date and mature at such time, bear interest at such rate not to exceed eight percent per annum, be in such amounts, be in such denominations, be in such registered form, carry such registration privileges, be due and payable at such time and place and in such amounts, and subject to such terms of redemption as such resolution may provide: Provided, That in no event may the amount of bonds outstanding exceed an amount for which $24 million would not be sufficient to provide annual service on the total amount of debt outstanding.
Both the principal and interest of the bonds shall be payable in the lawful money of the United States of America and the bonds and the interest thereon shall be exempt from taxation by the State of West Virginia, or by any county, district or municipality thereof, which fact shall appear on the face of the bonds as part of the contract with the holder of the bond.
The bonds shall be executed on behalf of the State of West Virginia, by the manual or facsimile signature of the treasurer thereof, under the great seal of the state or a facsimile thereof, and countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of the Auditor of the state.

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