(a) The county commission, or the governing body of a municipality, may pay, but shall have no obligation to pay, the costs of preparing the project plan or forming the development or redevelopment district created by them.
(b) If the county commission, or the governing body of the municipality, elects not to incur those costs, they shall be made project costs of the district and reimbursed from bond proceeds or other financing or may be paid by developers, property owners or other persons interested in the success of the development or redevelopment project.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 11B. West Virginia Tax Increment Financing Act
§7-11B-2. Findings and Legislative Purpose
§7-11B-6. Application for Development or Redevelopment Plan
§7-11B-7. Creation of a Development or Redevelopment Area or District
§7-11B-8. Project Plan — Approval
§7-11B-9. Project Plan Amendment
§7-11B-10. Termination of Development or Redevelopment District
§7-11B-11. Costs of Formation of Development or Redevelopment District
§7-11B-12. Overlapping Districts Prohibited,
§7-11B-13. Conflicts of Interest; Required Disclosures and Abstention
§7-11B-16. Valuation of Real Property
§7-11B-17. Division of Ad Valorem Real Property Tax Revenue
§7-11B-18. Payments in Lieu of Taxes and Other Revenues
§7-11B-19. Tax Increment Obligations Generally
§7-11B-20. Tax Increment Financing Obligations -- Authority to Issue
§7-11B-21. Tax Increment Financing Obligations -- Authorizing Order or Ordinance
§7-11B-22. Tax Increment Financing Obligations Terms, Conditions
§7-11B-23. Tax Increment Financing Obligations -– Security -– Marketability
§7-11B-24. Tax Increment Financing Obligations -- Special Fund for Repayment
§7-11B-25. Tax Increment Financing Obligations – Tax Exemption