§5B-2-11 Public private partnerships. - West Virginia Statutes

§5B-2-11. Public private partnerships.
(a) The commission is authorized to enter into contractual or joint venture agreements with a nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to the corporate laws of the state, organized to permit qualification pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and organized for purposes of the promotion and development of tourism in West Virginia, and funded from sources other than the state. Members of the commission are authorized to sit on the board of directors of the private nonprofit corporation.

(b) From time to time the commission may enter into joint ventures wherein the West Virginia development office and the nonprofit corporation share in the development and funding of tourism promotion or development programs.

(c) All contracts and joint venture agreements must be approved by recorded vote of the commission. Contracts entered into pursuant to this section for longer than one fiscal year shall contain, in substance, a provision that the contract shall be considered canceled without further obligation on the part of the state if the Legislature or, where appropriate, the federal government shall fail to appropriate sufficient funds therefor or shall act to impair the contract or cause it to be canceled.