West Virginia Code § 5A-4-2

Care, control and custody of capitol buildings and grounds
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(a) The director has the full responsibility for the care, control and custody of the capitol
buildings and in this connection he or she shall:
(1) Furnish janitorial services, which are to be provided by employees of the Department of
Administration for the main capitol building, including east and west wings, together with all
the departments in the building, or connected with the building, regardless of the budget or
budgets, departmental or otherwise, from which the janitorial services are paid, and shall
furnish janitorial supplies, light, heat and ventilation for all the rooms and corridors of the
buildings: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construued to prohibit contracts for
janitorial services with sheltered workshops. The President of the Senate and Speaker of the
House of Delegates, or their respective designees, have chartge of the halls and committee
rooms of their respective houses and any other quarters at the state Capitol provided for the
use of the Legislature or its staff and shall keep the areas properly cleaned, warmed and in
good order and shall do and perform any other duties in relation to the areas as either house
may require;(2) Landscape and take care of the lawns and gardens; and
(3) Direct the making of all minor repairs to and alterations of the capitol buildings and
Governor's mansion and the grounds of the buildings and mansion. Major repairs and
alterations shall be made under the gsupervision of the director, subject to the direction of
the secretary.
(b) The offices of the assistants and employees appointed to perform these duties shall be
located where designated by the secretary, except that they shall not be located in any of the
legislative chambers, offices, rooms or halls. Office hours shall be arranged so that
emergency or telephone service is available at all times. The hours shall be arranged so that
janitorial service shall not interfere with other employment during regular office hours.(c)
There is created in the state Treasury a special revenue account to be named the "Capitol
Dome and Capitol Improvements Fund". The fund shall consist of moneys received under
secWtion ten, article twenty-two-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code and funds from any other
source. Moneys in the fund shall be expended for maintenance and repairs of the capitol
dome and other capital improvements and repairs to state-owned buildings.
(d) There is hereby created in the state Treasury a special revenue fund to be known as the
"Governor's Mansion Fund". The fund shall operate as a special revenue fund whereby all
deposits and payments thereto do not expire to the General Revenue Fund, but shall remain
in the fund and be available for expenditure in succeeding fiscal years. This Fund shall
consist of moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to the provisions of section two-a, article
eight, chapter three of this code as well as interest earned on investments made from
moneys deposited in the fund. Moneys from this fund shall be expended by the director for
enhancement of the Governor's mansion subject to the direction of the secretary of
administration and the discretion of the Governor: Provided, That any furniture, fixtures and
equipment purchased with moneys from the Governor's Mansion Fund are property of the
State of West Virginia.

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