West Virginia legislation · 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia HB3377: Non-State Owned Roads Improvement Act
Status: Introduced, March 14, 2025
The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the improvement of non-state owned roads by municipalities while providing legal safeguards against litigation, ensuring that local governments can enhance infrastructure and ensure public safety effectively.
What the bill says
To amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article designated §17-2E-1, §17-2E -2, §17-2E -3; §17-2E -4, and §17-2E -5; by adding thereto a new section designated §17-4-1; and by adding thereto a new article designated §36C-1-1, §36C-1-2, §36C-1-3, §36C-1-4, §36C-1-5, §36C-1-6, §36C-1-7, and §36C-1-8, all relating to the maintenance of roads and infrastructure; establishing a county and municipal orphan road program; permitting counties and municipalities to acquire or maintaining roads and bridges which are not maintained by any governmental entity fo.
From the engrossed text, March 26, 2025:
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article designated §17-2E-1, §17-2E -2, §17-2E -3; §17-2E -4, and §17-2E -5; by adding thereto a new section designated §17-4-1; and by adding thereto a new article designated §36C-1-1, §36C-1-2, §36C-1-3, §36C-1-4, §36C-1-5, §36C-1-6, §36C-1-7, and §36C-1-8, all relating to the maintenance of roads and infrastructure; establishing a county and municipal orphan road program; permitting counties and municipalities to acquire or maintaining roads and bridges which are not maintained by any governmental entity for that purpose; providing for the procedure required to find and designate such roads or bridges; establishing public notification and transparency; authorizing funding; providing for an online map of state roads; creating Infrastructure Only Common Ownership Associations; providing for uniformity of application; determining the construction and validity of Infrastructure Only Common Ownership Associations; providing for the filing of required plats and plans; and providing for the management, termination, and scope of Infrastructure Only Common Ownership Associations. CHAPTER 17. ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. ARTICLE 2E. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL ORPHAN ROAD AND BRIDGE ACQUISITION PROGRAM §17-2E-1. Establishment of a county and municipal orphan road and bridge acquisition and maintenance program in all counties; criteria for designation as an orphan road or bridge. Authority is hereby granted to the West Virginia Division of Highways …