The division shall create an application and approval process for creation of a local port authority district. In deciding on a local port authority district designation, the division shall consider areas which have entered into a joint venture with private industry and areas which have made or will make the greatest effort, both financially and otherwise, to encourage the establishment of facilities to enhance the efficiency and cost of the movement of goods and services to and from markets in West Virginia, or will make the greatest effort to encourage the construction and completion of infrastructure projects, including all types of transportation systems.
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