HB 4426
Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districts
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Bill overview
This bill modifies the State Road Construction Account in West Virginia. It establishes a special revenue account within the State Road Fund to be used for highway and bridge construction, maintenance, and repair. Specifically, the account will provide additional funding to certain counties – Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, Mercer, Kanawha, Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, McDowell, and Nicholas – without impacting existing funding those counties receive from the State Road Fund. The bill also requires a study to address any disputed funding related to this change.
Key provisions
- Creates a State Road Construction Account within the State Road Fund.
- Designates specific counties to receive additional funding from the State Road Construction Account.
- Specifies sources of funding for the State Road Construction Account (revenue bonds, appropriations, grants, and interest).
- Ensures that funding to designated counties from the State Road Construction Account does not affect existing State Road Fund funding.
- Requires a study to address potential funding disputes related to the new account.
Who is affected
- County governments (Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, Mercer, Kanawha, Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, McDowell, and Nicholas)
- The West Virginia Division of Highways
- The Parkways Authority
- State Treasury
- Taxpayers in West Virginia
Notable changes
- Establishes a new funding stream for specific county highway projects.
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