Governor's Special Session Call For November 17 

I, JOE MANCHIN III, GOVERNOR of the State of West Virginia, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 7, Article VII of the Constitution of West Virginia, do hereby call the Legislature of West Virginia to convene in Extraordinary Session at one o’clock postmeridian on the seventeenth day of November, two thousand nine, in its chambers in the State Capitol, City of Charleston, for the sole purpose of considering and acting upon the following matters:

FIRST:      A resolution honoring United States Senator Robert C. Byrd as the longest serving congressman in United States history.     

SECOND:      Legislation relating to orders of expungement and clarifying that records of the Governor, the Secretary of State and the Legislature pertaining to a grant of pardon are not subject to an order of expungement.

THIRD:        Legislation relating to the issuance of federal recovery zone bonds; authorizing counties to issue recovery zone bonds; allocating recovery zone bond volume cap; and establishing a procedure for the reallocation, suballocation and waiver of recovery zone bond volume cap.

FOURTH:        Legislation relating to the state retirement systems and amending the code to bring the state retirement systems into compliance with certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
 
FIFTH:        Legislation relating to the motor fuel excise tax; adjusting the flat rate portion of the tax to maintain current values; adjusting the computation of the average wholesale price component of the tax and raising the minimum average wholesale price to current values; expiring the Motor Fuel Excise Tax Shortfall Reserve Fund; and transferring funds to the State Road Fund for the purpose of reconstructing, renovating, maintaining and repairing secondary roads.

SIXTH:       Legislation relating to the fiscal year 2010 mandatory employer contribution to the West Virginia Retirement Health Benefits Trust Fund and requiring employers to be billed for the minimum annual employer payment only. 

SEVENTH:      Legislation relating to absentee voting for uniform services members and citizens residing outside the United States and establishing a pilot program for the May 11, 2010, primary election.

EIGHTH:        Legislation relating generally to the administration of retirement benefits for professional police officers and professional firefighters; adopting a voluntary method of financing for existing professional police officer and professional firefighter pension debt; establishing a professional police officer and professional firefighter pension oversight board; and creating a statewide professional police officer and professional firefighter retirement system.      

NINTH:      Legislation relating to definitions and the tracking of credits awarded under the Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act; deleting supercritical technology from the definition of advanced coal technology; allowing credits for certain energy efficiency and demand-side projects; maintaining the confidentiality of certain credit pricing data; and allowing the Public Service Commission to coordinate with certain entities to track and award credits.   

TENTH:      Legislation to authorize and appropriate the expenditure of public moneys to pay the expenses of this extraordinary session.
 
ELEVENTH:      Certain supplementary appropriation bills.

TWELFTH:      Certain ceremonial and memorial resolutions.    

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