WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2023 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 3328

By Delegates Howell, Dean, Heckert, and Zatezalo

[Introduced February 07, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Tourism]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-14-13, relating to allowing the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority to contract to build and maintain trails on private property with the consent of the property owner.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 14. hatfield-mccoy regional recreation authority.

§20-14-13. Authorization to contract to build and maintain trails on private property.

The Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority shall be authorized to contract to build and maintain trails on privately owned property, with the consent of the private property owner.  This authorization shall allow the authority to build and/or maintain motorized and nonmotorized trails.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to allow the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority to contract to build and maintain trails on private property with the consent of the property owner.

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