The duties of each farmland protection board are as follows:
(a) To report to the county commission with respect to the acquisition of easements by the farmland protection board within the county and to obtain final approval authority for any and all purchases of easements for the farmland protection program by the board;
(b) To advise the authority concerning county priorities for agricultural protection;
(c) To promote protection of agriculture within the county by offering information and assistance to landowners with respect to the acquisition of easements;
(d) To seek and apply for all available funds from federal, state, county and private sources to accomplish the purposes of the voluntary farmland protection programs; and
(e) To perform any other duties assigned by the county commission.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 12. Voluntary Farmland Protection Programs
§8A-12-1. Legislative Findings and Purpose
§8A-12-3. Content and Requirements of Farmland Protection Programs
§8A-12-4. Farmland Protection Boards -– Appointment, Composition, Terms
§8A-12-5. Farmland Protection Boards -– Powers
§8A-12-6. Farmland Protection Board Duties
§8A-12-7. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Established
§8A-12-8. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Board of Trustees
§8A-12-9. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Powers
§8A-12-10. West Virginia Agricultural Land Protection Authority -– Duties
§8A-12-12. Methods of Farmland Protection
§8A-12-13. Offer of Conservation or Preservation Easements
§8A-12-14. Value of Conservation or Preservation Easement
§8A-12-16. Use of Land for Which Conservation or Preservation Easement Acquired
§8A-12-17. Funding of Farmland Protection Programs
§8A-12-18. Disbursements by the Authority to County Farmland Protection Boards
§8A-12-19. Classification of Land Subject to Conservation or Preservation Easement
§8A-12-20. Authorization for Commissioner of Agriculture to Promulgate Proposed Rules