Government

At the WV Legislature: House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism advances Adopt-A-Trail legislation

By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism advanced a bill on Tuesday that would allow the state’s Division of Natural Resources (DNR) to create the Adopt-A-Trail volunteer program. 

The bill, Senate Bill (SB) 4, would give volunteer groups the ability to enter into an agreement with the DNR to help clean litter, complete accessibility projects, maintain or enhance trails, and provide public…