Legislative Oversight Mechanisms

Ongoing oversight by one or more legislative committees; interim charges; legislative program reviews or performance audits; legislative review of non-legislative program reviews or performance audits; reporting requirements; legislative requests for information. WVDOT submits monthly reports to the Legislature. The Legislature conducts an annual independent financial audit of WVDOT. The next performance review by the Legislative Auditor's Office is scheduled for 2013.

Legislative Program Evaluation Office

Legislative Auditors Office-Performance Evaluation and Research Division

Sunset Review

The Joint Committee on Government Operations and the Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization conduct scheduled agency reviews or authorize the Performance Evaluation and Research Division of the Legislative Auditor to do so. As a result of a review, the committees may vote on whether an agency should be continued, consolidated or terminated (W. Va. Code §§4-10-1 et seq.). This is not a true sunset, however, because the statutes do not automatically repeal if there is no action of the Legislature. WVDOT will undergo a review in 2013 and must subsequently be reviewed at least every six years.