Call Your Legislators! Preserve our State Parks and Forests

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Call Your Legislators! Ask Them to Preserve Our State Parks and Forests

A bill, HB 4408, is moving through the Legislature that expands and extends private leasing in all state parks and forests. Read our fact sheet.

What does this mean?

Private developers could build casinos, racetracks, amusement parks, ATV trails or similar developments on our state’s public lands. These developments would forever change the nature of our cherished state public lands.

Right now, West Virginia has 35 state parks and 9 state forests. Private leasing is limited to 6 state parks (Chief Logan, Beech Fork, Tomlinson Run, Stonewall Jackson, Lost River, and Canaan Valley Resort).

HB 4408 expands private leasing to ALL state parks and forests and the lease terms could be 50 years. That's five times more than the current 10-year initial lease term.

Furthermore, there are no provisions for assessing the economic and environmental impacts of these new 50 year projects.

If this sounds like a bad idea to you, contact your Legislators today! We've made it easy for you to ask your Legislators to reject HB 4408.

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I am asking you to please reject legislation that expands and extends lease terms for private companies to develop and operate facilities and recreational activities in our state parks and forests without appropriate safeguards.

A bill, HB 4408, moving through the legislature open the door for profit-driven private investors to build and operate new facilities and recreational activities in all our state parks and forests for up to 50 years.

There are no guardrails limiting the types of new facilities and activities allowed. Casinos, racetracks, amusement parks, ATV trails or similar developments could be built on our state’s public lands.

There are no provisions for assessing the economic and environmental impacts of these new 50-year projects, or how they may interfere with access to and the enjoyment of existing outdoor recreation activities.

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