West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 20. Fees and Expenditures for County Development

§7-20-1. Short Title - This article shall be known as the "Local Powers Act."

§7-20-2. Purpose and Findings - (a) It is the purpose of this article to provide...

§7-20-3. Definitions - (a) "Capital improvements" means the following public facilities or assets...

§7-20-4. Counties Authorized to Collect Fees - County governments affected by the construction of new development projects...

§7-20-5. Credits or Offsets to Be Adjusted; Incidental Benefit by One Development Not Construed as Denying Reasonable Benefit to New Development - Credits or offsets for past or future payments toward capital...

§7-20-6. Criteria and Requirements Necessary to Implement Collection of Fees - (a) As a prerequisite to authorizing counties to levy impact...

§7-20-7. Establishment of Impact Fees; Levies May Be Used to Fund Existing Capital Improvements - (a) Impact fees assessed against a development project to fund...

§7-20-7a. Impact Fees for Affordable Housing - (a) The Legislature finds that: (1) There is a lack...

§7-20-8. Use and Administration of Impact Fees - (a) Revenues collected from the payment of impact fees shall...

§7-20-9. Refund of Unexpended Impact Fees - (a) The owner or purchaser of property for which impact...

§7-20-10. Impact Fees Required to Be Consistent With Other Development Regulations - County commissions that require the payment of impact fees in...

§7-20-11. Additional Powers - (a) In addition to any other powers which a county...

§7-20-12. Countywide Service Fees - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary,...

§7-20-13. Bonds Issued to Finance Infrastructure Project - (a) The county commission, in its discretion, may use the...

§7-20-14. Use of Proceeds From Sale of Bonds - (a) The proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued...

§7-20-15. No Contribution by County - (a) No county commission shall have the power to pay...

§7-20-16. Bonds Made Legal Investments - Bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall be...

§7-20-17. Construction of Article - Neither this article nor anything herein contained shall be construed...

§7-20-18. No Notice, Consent or Publication Required - No notice to or consent or approval by any other...

§7-20-19. Public Officials Exempt From Personal Liability - No member of a county commission or other county officer...

§7-20-20. Cooperation by Public Bodies - For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning,...

§7-20-21. Relocation of Public Utility Lines or Facilities to Accommodate Special Infrastructure Project - (a) In the event a county commission determines that any...

§7-20-22. Special Infrastructure Projects Financed by Service Fee Considered to Be Public Improvements Subject to Prevailing Wage, Local Labor Preference and Competitive Bid Requirements - (a) Any special infrastructure project acquired, constructed or financed, in...

§7-20-23. Excess Funds; Termination of Service Fee - (a) When revenue bonds have been issued as provided in...

§7-20-24. Severability - If any section, clause, provision or portion of this article...