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Senate committee reviews monument-protection bill, names subcommittee to resolve local-authority concerns
Summary
The West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 71 that would bar removal or renaming of monuments and memorials on public property and named a subcommittee to resolve questions about scope and local authority.
The West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee on an unspecified date considered a committee substitute for Senate Bill 71, a proposal to create a new section of code protecting monuments, memorials and similar items on public property from removal or renaming.
The bill text presented to the committee would create a new code section titled the West Virginia Park, Preserve, or Reserve (as described in the committee substitute) and apply to monuments and memorials that commemorate military, labor, civil rights and Native American history. The substitute says no person or entity may prevent the responsible governmental body from taking measures to preserve, maintain, repair or restore such items, with a limited exemption for items under the control of the Department of Transportation when…
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