West Virginia HCR 82: Designating ATV Recreation Areas

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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
82

(By Delegates Gearheart, 
Shott, Ellington and Paynter)

[Introduced February 20, 
2018; Referred to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Rules]

Designating Mercer County, 
McDowell County, Mingo County, Logan County, Wyoming County, Lincoln County, 
Boone County and Wayne County as an ATV Recreation Area.

Whereas, Mercer County and 
McDowell County are the southern gateway to the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Trail 
Authority in West Virginia because of the Interstate 77, and Mingo County, 
Logan County, Wyoming County, Lincoln County, Boone County and Wayne Counties 
are the western gateway to the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Trail because of the 
Kentucky border; and

Whereas, The Mercer County 
Convention and Visitors Bureau and Hatfield-McCoy Convention and Visitors 
Bureau have entered into a partnership with the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Trail 
Authority to utilize an Appalachian Regional Commission federal POWER grant 
which will enhance marketing efforts for ATV tourism in the region; and

Whereas, Nearly 40,000 
trail passes for the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Trail Authority were sold in 2016 
to visitors from across the United States and Canada. The Hatfield-McCoy 
Regional Trail Authority is a leading location for outdoor, off-road adventure 
in the Eastern United States and has built high name recognition among outdoor 
enthusiasts. A recreation area designation will help market the area as a 
premier destination for outdoor riders from all over the county and help with 
marketing efforts by the state and local convention bureaus; and

Whereas, Hotel Occupancy 
Taxes are up 5.6 percent in 2016-2017 in Mercer County due to the opening of 
new lodging facilities and the higher occupancy rates at existing facilities. 
The Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Hatfield-McCoy Convention 
and Visitors Bureau has built partnerships with entities such as county 
commissions, local Chambers of Commerce, and area municipalities in an effort 
to recognize ATV tourism as the leading tourism activity in the region, and 
seek to assist entrepreneurs establish businesses in these area, and diversify 
the local economy providing new business ventures for residents in the 
hospitality and tourism industry; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature 
of West Virginia:

That Mercer County, 
McDowell County, Wyoming County, be designated as an ATV Recreational Area; 
and, be it

Further 
Resolved, That the 
Commissioner of Highways and the Executive Director of the West Virginia 
Tourism Office cause appropriate signage to be installed and maintained to 
properly designate the recreational area; and, be it

Further 
Resolved, That the 
Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a copy of this resolution to the 
Commissioner of the Division of Highways and the Executive Director of the West 
Virginia Tourism Office.

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