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WV SB754

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mark Maynard

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Outdoor West Virginians with Disabilities Act" establishing requirements for managing road access on State Forest System land and land under the Division of Natural Resources jurisdiction

  • Defines "disability-accessible land" as each square mile of state public land with at least 2.5 miles of authorized roads accessible to motorized or off-road vehicles

  • Prohibits closing roads on disability-accessible land if doing so would reduce motorized vehicle access below the 2.5-mile threshold, unless the road poses a direct health/safety threat or was established temporarily

  • Requires directors to consider reopening roads closed within the past 10 years on land not meeting disability-accessible standards, and establishes a rebuttable presumption that roads remain open for public use

  • Mandates public notice, comment periods, and hearings for road closures, and requires establishing new roads within one year of any closure to maintain access levels

Legislative Description

Creating Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act

Motor Vehicles

Last Action

To Natural Resources

3/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources3/13/2025

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