Interested reporters are encouraged to cover interim committee meetings when the West Virginia Legislature meets in Morgantown and on the West Virginia University campus Sunday-Tuesday (Aug. 7-9).

The sessions will be held at the Radisson Hotel in the Wharf District from noon-6 p.m. Sunday and in the WVU Mountainlair from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday.

See accompanying schedule for specific committee meeting times and locations.

For more information on the West Virginia Legislature and August interim committee meetings, visit:http://www.legis.state.wv.us/

* _ WVU -Related News_

On Sunday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m., there will be a Select Committee C-Infrastructure-presentation on financing West Virginia’s highways at the Radisson Hotel Wharf Rooms A-B. Presenter: Tom Witt, WVU Bureau of Business&Economic Research

On Monday, Aug. 8, at 9 a.m., there will be an Education Subcommittee C-School Aid Formula presentation on school financinga joint project of WVU s Bureau of Business&Economic Research and Marshalls Center for Business and Economic Research in the Blue Ballroom, Mountainlair. Presenters: Tom Witt and Mehmet Tosun, WVU Bureau of Business&Economic Research

On Monday, Aug. 8, at 1 p.m., there will be a Judiciary Subcommittee B-presentation on minimum wage laws in the Rhododendron Room, Mountainlair. Presenter: Tom Witt, WVU Bureau of Business&Economic Research

On Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 11 a.m., the Joint Commission on Economic Development will hear a presentation on the economic impact of WVU on the state in the Blue Ballroom, Mountainlair. Presenters: Randy Childs and Tom Witt, WVU Bureau of Business&Economic Research

NOTE : Newsmakers will often be available for interviews following the Monday and Tuesday announcements in committee rooms or hallways nearby.

* Area Tours *

Media are invited to accompany lawmakers as they tour various locations in the area and on campus. Tour sites include Coopers Rock State Forest; Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute and WVU Health Sciences Center; WVU Biodiesel

Facility; WVNET ; Suncrest Middle School; Federal Correctional Institution-Morgantown; WVU Coliseum; and National Technology Transfer Center-Fairmont. See accompanying schedule for times.

On Monday and Tuesday, Aug 8-9, at noon, legislators will also have an optional opportunity of touring Morgantown and the WVU campus by bus to see first-hand the extensive growth and development occurring in the area.

* Background *

Interim sessions are held every month when the Legislature is not in regular session. Members of the both the Senate and House of Delegate meet for three consecutive daysand those meetings often lead to legislation that will be introduced during the regular 60-day session at the Capitol that commences in January. This is the first time since 1998 that legislative interim meetings have been held in Morgantown.

Sunday, August 07, 2005p. *Convene

Adjourn

Committee

Place

12:00 PM

01:00 PM

Government Organization Subcommittee B

Waterfront AB

12:00 PM

01:00 PM

Legislative Intern Committee

Wharf AB

12:00 PM

04:00 PM

Forest Management Review Commission ( Coopers Rock State Forest)

JOINT VISITATION

12:00 PM

04:00 PM

Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Subcommittee ( Coopers Rock State Forest)

JOINT VISITATION

01:00 PM

02:30 PM

Government Organization Subcommittee A

Salon ABC

01:00 PM

02:30 PM

Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability (Blanchette Rockefeller Institute and Health Sciences Center)

VISITATION

01:00 PM

03:00 PM

Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability

Salons FGH

03:00 PM

04:00 PM

Select Committee BJuvenile Studies

Waterfront AB

04:00 PM

05:00 PM

Joint Committee on Government Operations

Wharf AB

04:00 PM

06:00 PM

Agriculture and Agri-business Committee (WVU Biodiesel Facility)

VISITATION

05:00 PM

06:00 PM

Commission on Special Investigations

Riverfront Terrace

06:00 PM

07:00 PM

Joint Standing Committee on Pensions and Retirement

Waterfront AB

06:00 PM

07:30 PM

Select Committee CInfrastructure

Wharf AB

06:00 PM

08:00 PM

Select Committee AChild Protective Services and Other Matters

Private Dining Room

Monday, August 08, 2005

Convene

Adjourn

Committee

Place

09:00 AM

11:00 AM

Education Subcommittee CSchool Aid Formula

Blue Ballroom

09:00 AM

12:00 PM

Joint Committee on Technology (WVNet and WVU Technology)

VISITATION

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

Equal Pay Commission

Mountaineer Room

11:00 AM

12:30 PM

Legislative Oversight Commission on Workforce Investment for Economic Development

Rhododendron Room

12:00 PM

01:00 PM

Finance Subcommittee B

Mountaineer Room

12:00 PM

01:00 PM

Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization

Blue Ballroom

01:00 PM

02:00 PM

Joint Standing Committee on Finance

Gold Ballroom

01:00 PM

02:00 PM

Judiciary Subcommittee B

Rhododendron Room

02:00 PM

04:00 PM

Joint Standing Committee on Education ( Suncrest Middle School)

VISITATION

03:00 PM

04:00 PM

Judiciary Subcommittee C

Gold Ballroom

03:00 PM

04:00 PM

Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability

Mountaineer Room

03:00 PM

04:00 PM

Post Audits Subcommittee

Rhododendron Room

04:00 PM

05:00 PM

Finance Subcommittee A (JOINT MEETING )

Blue Ballroom

04:00 PM

05:00 PM

Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (JOINT MEETING )

Blue Ballroom

05:00 PM

06:30 PM

Finance Subcommittee C

Rhododendron Room

05:00 PM

07:00 PM

Judiciary Subcommittee A

Mountaineer Room

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Convene

Adjourn

Committee

Place

09:00 AM

10:00 AM

Government Organization Subcommittee C

Rhododendron Room

09:00 AM

11:00 AM

Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability

Mountaineer Room

09:00 AM

11:00 AM

Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority (Federal Correctional InstitutionMorgantown)

VISITATION

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Select Committee BJuvenile Studies

Rhododendron Room

11:00 AM

12:30 PM

Joint Commission on Economic Development

Blue Ballroom

12:30 PM

01:30 PM

Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization

Gold Ballroom

12:30 PM

01:30 PM

Judiciary Subcommittee D

Mountaineer Room

01:30 PM

03:30 PM

Joint Standing Committee on Education (WVU Coliseum)

VISITATION

01:30 PM

03:30 PM

Select Committee CInfrastructure ( National Technology Transfer Center, Fairmont)

VISITATION

03:00 PM

04:00 PM

Joint Committee on Government and Finance

Mountaineer Room