Chapter 8A, Chapter 8A

(a) The county commission of each county may adopt and implement a farmland protection program within the county. The county commission of each county which decides to adopt and implement a farmland protection program shall appoint a farmland protection board. The farmland protec…

The commissioner of agriculture may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section two, article twenty-two, chapter eleven, and effective January 1, 2003, and thereafter, in addition to the tax imposed pursuant to article twenty-two, chapter eleven of this code, any county commission that has created a farmland prot…

(a) An adopted farmland protection program shall include only those qualifying properties which are voluntarily offered into the program by the landowners of the properties. (b) An adopted farmland protection program shall meet the following minimum requirements: (1) The program …

(a) Composition. -- A farmland protection board shall be composed of seven members, each serving without compensation. Membership on the farmland protection board shall consist of the following: One county commissioner; the executive director of the county development authority; …

A farmland protection board has the following general powers: (a) Power to sue. -- To sue and be sued in contractual matters in its own name; (b) Power to contract. -- To enter into contracts generally and to execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out its purpo…

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 th…

A West Virginia agricultural land protection authority is established within the Department of Agriculture. The authority has the powers and duties provided in this article.

(a) Composition; chairman; quorum; qualifications. -- The authority established on July 1, 2002, shall be governed and administered by a board of trustees composed of the state Treasurer, the Auditor and the commissioner of agriculture, who shall serve as ex officio members, and …

The authority has the following general powers: (a) Power to sue. -- To sue and be sued in contractual matters in its own name; (b) Power to contract. -- To enter into contracts generally and to execute all instruments necessary or appropriate to carry out its purposes; (c) Power…

For purposes of this article, "request" means an application for a permit, license, variance, or any other type of prior approval from a governing body or planning commission of a municipality or county for an action related to the development or improvement of property.

(a) If an applicant submits a request to a governing body or planning commission of a municipality or county, then the governing body or planning commission of the municipality or county must approve or deny the applicant's request within 60 days. The following applies if: (1) Th…

The time limit in §8A-13-2 of this code may be extended. The following applies: The time limit in §8A-13-2 of this code is extended if a request requires prior approval of a state or federal agency. The time limit is extended to 60 days after the required prior approval is grante…

The time limit in §8A-13-2 of this code does not apply to state agencies.