HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 77

(By Delegate Walker)

[February 16, 2022]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the feasibility of a commuter rail line to run between Huntington, West Virginia and Charleston, West Virginia.

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the feasibility of a commuter rail line to run between Huntington, West Virginia and Charleston, West Virginia; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the possibility of stops on the commuter rail line in Hurricane, West Virginia and in South Charleston, West Virginia; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the possibility of including extensions to Montgomery, West Virginia and Ashland, Kentucky; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the Regular Session of the Legislature, 2023, on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

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