HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 108

(By Delegates Eldridge, Maynard, Hornbuckle, C. Romine, Lovejoy, R. Miller, Rodighiero, Lane, White,  Rohrbach, C. Miller and Phillips)

[Introduced March 28, 2017]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the feasibility of building a road to best connect the Rock Creek Development Park area in Lincoln County to Cabell County, similar to a road planned to connect Boone County to surrounding regions via U.S. Route 119.

Whereas, Lincoln County West Virginia has long been an economically depressed area; and

Whereas, Lincoln County lacks easy access to nearby counties; and

Whereas, The isolation suffered by residents of Lincoln County, West Virginia, contributes to the economic depression of the area; and

Whereas, West Virginia is committed to promoting and improving the Rock Creek Development Park, the largest mixed-use development project in West Virginia history; and

Whereas, A large portion of the planned Rock Creek Development Park lies in Lincoln County; and

Whereas, Construction of a roadway from the western end of the Rock Creek Development Park, lying in Lincoln County, providing convenient and safe access to nearby Cabell County, which offers interstate, railway, airport and river transportation, could stimulate economic development and enable individuals in Lincoln County to commute into the Huntington area; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the feasibility of building a road to best connect Lincoln County to Cabell County, similar to a road planned to connect the part of the Rock Creek Development Park in Boone County to Charleston and other surrounding regions via U.S. Route 119; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2018, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.