West Virginia Code 8A-12-10 – West Virginia agricultural land protection authority — duties
The authority shall:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 8A-12-10
- 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
(a) Disseminate information regarding agricultural land protection and promote the protection of agricultural land;
(b) Assist county farmland protection boards in applying for and obtaining all state and federal funding available consistent with the purposes of the farmland protection programs;
(c) Upon request of a farmland protection board, provide technical and legal services necessary to procure, acquire, draft, file and record conservation and preservation easements;
(d) Prepare and file electronically with the Governor's office and with the Legislature by the thirty-first day of August of each year a report including, but not limited to, the following information:
(1) The cost per easement obtained;
(2) The identity of all applicants for conservation and preservation easements; and
(3) The identity of all applicants from whom conservation and preservation easements have been acquired;
(e) Seek and apply for all available funds from federal, state and private sources to accomplish the purposes of the farmland protection programs.