The Division of Economic Development may enter into contractual agreements with the regional councils formed under §8-25-5 of this code to provide funding to the regional councils to be used to obtain federal matching grants and for other purposes determined to be appropriate by the department: Provided, That the amount of any allocation shall be determined by dividing the number of eligible regional councils into the total amount of funds made available for allocation by the Legislature. The Division of Economic Development shall develop criteria to determine a regional council’s eligibility for the state allocation.
W. Va. Code § 5B-2-4a
State allocation to regional councils
Known as the West Virginia Energy Policy and Development Act
The act spans §§ 5–5 (119 sections).
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.