West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5199: Relating to county parks and recreation commission
Status: Introduced, February 4, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §7-11-1 and §7-11-3, of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, both relating to requiring county Parks, Entertainment, and Recreation Commissions, or PERCs, to be established. article 11. county parks and recreation commissions. §7-11-1. County courts authorized to create a county parks, entertainment, and recreation commission. The county court of any county is hereby authorized and empowered, by order entered of record, to create a county parks and recreation commission Parks, Entertainment, and Recreation Commission for the purpose of establishing, improvin.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §7-11-1 and §7-11-3, of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, both relating to requiring county Parks, Entertainment, and Recreation Commissions, or PERCs, to be established. article 11. county parks and recreation commissions. §7-11-1. County courts authorized to create a county parks, entertainment, and recreation commission. The county court of any county is hereby authorized and empowered, by order entered of record, to create a county parks and recreation commission Parks, Entertainment, and Recreation Commission for the purpose of establishing, improving, developing, administering, operating and maintaining a county public parks and recreation system or public recreational facilities, unless demonstrated to be fiscally unable or a county has already established a parks and recreation board or commission that has been set up either by the county commission, through legislative action, or through a charitable non-profit organization. §7-11-3. Number of members; quorum; qualifications; appointment; term; disqualifications. The commission shall consist of eleven members, an odd number of members based on the population of each county and shall be determined by the county commission, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Each member of said commission shall be a bona fide resident of the county and shall own real estate within such county. The term of the commission members shall …