Expressing thanks and offering praise to those individuals responsible for the Statewide Trails Plan and submitting an endorsement for the Plan;

Whereas, The Governor created the West Virginia Recreational Trails Advisory Board; and,
Whereas, The Statewide Trail Plan Committee charged the West Virginia Trails Coalition with the preparation of a Statewide Trail Plan; and,
Whereas, The Statewide Trail Plan is now complete, ready for public review, and for presentation to interested government agencies; and,
Whereas, The endeavors of the West Virginia Recreational Trails Advisory Board, the Statewide Trail Plan Committee and the West Virginia Trails Coalition should be recognized; therefore be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the West Virginia Statewide Trail Plan is hereby accepted and endorsed; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the gratitude of the Legislature be, and the same is hereby memorialized, for the efforts of those dedicated volunteers and professionals in completing this plan; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward copies of this resolution to the Governor, to the Commissioner of the Bureau of Commerce, to the Director of the Division of Natural Resources, to the Executive Director of the West Virginia Development Office, to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and to the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health.