Bill Text: WV HCR81 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: To request that the Director of the Division of Natural Resources reinstate Laurel Lake State Park with full financial and operational support
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-12 - To House Agriculture and Natural Resources [HCR81 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2024-HCR81-Introduced.html
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 81
(By Delegates Dillon, Vance, Dean, and Bridges)
[Introduced February 12, 2024; referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then Rules]
Requesting the Director of the Division of Natural Resources to reinstate Laurel Lake State Park with full financial and operational support.
Whereas, Laurel Lake and Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area are located in Mingo County; and
Whereas, Residents of the community have sorely missed Laurel Lake State Park since the DNR removed support and delisted the facility as a state park; and
Whereas, The testimony of families in the community indicates that the Division of Natural Resources utilization statistics underestimated the daily patronage of the park by locals; and
Whereas, The increased interest in tourism and trail riding in the area has created a need for such a local attraction to be fully supported; and
Whereas, The former Laurel Lake State Park features historic architecture and stonework from the Civilian Conservation Corps; and
Whereas, Laurel Lake State Park features flora and fauna which uniquely exhibit the ecosystems of southern West Virginia; and
Whereas, Laurel Lake State Park, when operational, provides families with a low-cost and convenient place for picnics, reunions, and other social functions of the community; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature requests the Director of the Division of Natural Resources to reinstate Laurel Lake State Park with full financial and operational support; and be it.
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Director of the Division of Natural Resources