WEST virginia Legislature

2016 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4613

By Delegates Ireland, Anderson, Gearheart, Ambler, d. Evans, Border, Miller, Cooper, Hanshaw, Overington and Walters

[Introduced February 18, 2016; Referred
to Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17-4-55, relating to declaring rights-of-way held by the Division of Highways that are no longer publically travelled, or not maintained by the Division of Highways for five or more years, null and void.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §17-4-55 to read as follows:

ARTICLE 4. STATE ROAD SYSTEM.

§17-4-55.  Null and void right-of-way.

Any right-of-way held by the Division of Highways that is no longer publicly travelled, or has not been maintained by the Division of Highways for five or more years, shall be designated as null and void by the Division of Highways.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to declare rights-of-way no longer publically travelled, or not maintained by the DOH for five or more years, null and void.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.