WV HB2156

Requires the Department of Highways to approve or deny highway entrance permit applications within 30 days, with permits automatically considered approved if no response is given within that timeframe

Limits the Department of Highways to requesting changes to a permit application only once, and considers the request satisfied when all first-request changes are completed

Establishes a 15-day response deadline for contested permit matters, with automatic approval of the original permit if the Department fails to respond

Creates separate provisions for temporary access permits (such as for timbering operations) with no application fee if standard timelines are followed, or an optional $500 fee for emergency or expedited access

Requires permit denials to be contested in magistrate court within 15 days and limits surety bonds for temporary entrances to damage in the immediate proximity of the entrance area