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West Virginia Bill to Create Additional Opportunities for Off-Road Recreation Approved by Committee

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

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The Senate Natural Resources Committee approved legislation to empower two or more contiguous counties to form regional recreation authorities to establish new recreational trail systems and recreation management programs tailored to the needs of their communities.

Legislation to empower two or more contiguous counties to form regional recreation authorities to establish new recreational trail systems and recreation management programs tailored to the needs of their communities was approved by the Senate Natural Resources Committee. The bill would require that these authorities work with private landowners, county officials, community leaders, government agencies, recreational user groups and recreational entrepreneurs on these initiatives. The bill will next be considered by the Senate Committee on Government Organization. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.