West Virginia Code 22-36-1 – Definitions
Unless the context in which used clearly requires a different meaning, as used in this article:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 22-36-1
- Authority: means the Water Development Authority provided for in §. See West Virginia Code 22-36-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Cost: means the cost of all labor, materials, machinery, equipment, lands, property, rights and easements, plans and specifications, and all other expenses necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension, repair, or rehabilitation of all or part of a project. See West Virginia Code 22-36-1
- Fund: means the West Virginia Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund created in this article. See West Virginia Code 22-36-1
- Laws of the state: includes the Constitution of the State of West Virginia and the Constitution of the United States, and treaties and laws made in pursuance thereof. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Project: means a project for improving a drinking water system for the purpose of achieving or maintaining compliance with applicable state and federal drinking water regulations. See West Virginia Code 22-36-1
- Public water system: means that term as defined in §. See West Virginia Code 22-36-1
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(1) “Authority” means the Water Development Authority provided for in § 22C-1-4 of this code.
(2) “Capacity development” means the technical, managerial, and financial capability of a public water system.
(3) “Cost” means the cost of all labor, materials, machinery, equipment, lands, property, rights and easements, plans and specifications, and all other expenses necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension, repair, or rehabilitation of all or part of a project.
(4) “Disadvantaged community” means the service area of a public water system that meets affordability criteria established after public review and comment by the state.
(5) “Federal Safe Drinking Water Act” means the federal statute commonly known as the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq., as enacted, amended, and as may be subsequently amended.
(6) “Fund” means the West Virginia Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund created in this article.
(7) “Instrumentality” means the Department of Environmental Protection which has the primary responsibility for administering the fund and this article pursuant to requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
(8) “Local entity” means any municipality, public utility, or person, including any individual, firm, partnership, association, not-for-profit corporation, or other corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state which may construct and operate an eligible project.
(9) “Public water system” means that term as defined in § 16-1-9a of this code.
(10) “Project” means a project for improving a drinking water system for the purpose of achieving or maintaining compliance with applicable state and federal drinking water regulations.
(11) “Set-aside accounts” means those accounts that shall be set up for activities required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The moneys for these accounts may be taken from the federal capitalization grant for these non-project activities before the capitalization grant is deposited into the fund.
(12) “Small system” means a public water system serving 10,000 or fewer persons.