Your Comments Needed on Public Lands Bill HB 4408

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Your Comments Needed on Public Lands Bills

HB 4408 proposes to extend the lease terms for private companies on public lands from 20 years to 50 years, and permit new 50-year private development – all with no controls of what can be built, no public comment and participation opportunities, and no environmental studies of the impact of these private projects. Read a fact sheet on HB 4408.

HB 4408 passed the House Natural Resources Committee on February 16, 2022. It is now set on the agenda in the House Government Organization Committee.

Contact the members of the House Government Organization Committee before 3:00 p.m. TODAY. Let them know your concerns about HB 4408, and urge them to vote “no” and protect our public lands.

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Subject: HB 4408

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I am a West Virginian, proud of our state parks, forests, and wildlife management areas; and I want to keep state lands in public hands. Your committee, Government Organization will be considering HB 4408 - today. I urge you to vote NO on the bill. <br><br>HB 4408 will greatly increase the length of private leases, and create the possibility of projects that are not appropriate for our state forests and state parks. The bill would allow private investors to build and operate NEW facilities in all our state parks for up to 50 years. There is NO code provision to restrict the type of new facilities allowed. Casinos, racetracks, amusement parks, or similar developments could be built on our public lands. I do not want my public state parks controlled by private investor profits. Current law is adequate for concessions – and to permit reasonable private uses like equestrian centers or campgrounds. West Virginia should not allow long term 50-year leases and 50-year new projects in the public lands we all enjoy. <br><br>Again, I respectfully request that you vote NO on HB 4408.

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