HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 93

(By Delegates E. Pritt, Brooks, Kelly, and Fast)

[Introduced February 27, 2024; referred to the Committee on Rules]

Requesting That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance engage in a study to examine the lost economic impact from the moving Plum Orchard Lake to a Wildlife Management Area and to examine the potential economic gain for moving it away from Wildlife Management Area and making it a State Park.

Whereas, The Legislature finds that there may be economic impacts resulting from having turned Plum Orchard Lake into a Wildlife Management Area and, alternatively, making Plum Orchard Lake a State Park; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance engage in a study to examine the lost economic impact from the moving Plum Orchard Lake to a Wildlife Management Area and to examine the potential economic gain for moving it away from Wildlife Management Area and making it a State Park; and be it

Further resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall report to its findings, conclusions, and recommendations along with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations during the Regular Session of the Legislature in 2025; and be it

Further resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, prepare a report, and draft necessary legislation will be paid from legislative appropriations of the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.