(a) As soon as possible after the close of each year, the corporation shall cause an annual audit to be made by an independent certified public accountant of its books, records, accounts and operations. The person performing this audit shall furnish copies of the audit report to the Governor, the secretary of the DEP and the Joint Committee on Government and Finance of the Legislature.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 31-21-16

  • 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.
  • Corporation: means the West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation, a nonstock, nonprofit corporation to be established under the West Virginia Nonprofit Corporation Act, article two, chapter . See West Virginia Code 31-21-2
  • DEP: means the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection or any successor agency. See West Virginia Code 31-21-2
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.

(b) The corporation shall report biannually to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance of the Legislature on the activities of the corporation. The first report shall be filed on or before the second Wednesday in January, 2016.