West Virginia Code Chapter 22C. Environmental Resources; Boards, Authorities, Commissions and Compacts § 22C-11-2. Appointment of alternates

The governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint an alternate member for the two members of the commission who are not ex officio, and each alternate shall have power to act in the absence of the person for whom he is alternate. The governor shall appoint the first alternates hereunder on or before July first, one thousand nine hundred forty-nine, the term of each alternate to run concurrently with the term of the member for whom he is alternate.