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WV SB777

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mark Maynard

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Defines "disability-accessible land" as state public land with at least 2.5 miles of motorized vehicle-accessible roads per square mile, applying to State Forest System land and land under WV Division of Natural Resources jurisdiction

  • Requires the Division of Natural Resources and Division of Forestry directors to prioritize updating travel management plans and motor vehicle use plans for public lands

  • Prohibits road closures on disability-accessible land that would reduce access below the 2.5 miles per square mile threshold, unless the road was temporary or poses a direct health/safety threat

  • Mandates consideration of reopening roads closed within the past 10 years on non-disability-accessible land, and establishes a rebuttable presumption that roads shall remain open for public use

  • Requires public notice, comment periods, and hearings for proposed road closures, and obligates directors to establish new roads within one year of any closure

Legislative Description

Creating Outdoor West Virginians with Disabilities Act

Motor Vehicles

Last Action

To Natural Resources

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources2/5/2026

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