2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5667

By Delegates Dillon, Anders, Coop-Gonzalez, White, Clay, Flanigan, Adkins, Holstein, Willis, Sheedy, and Foggin

[Introduced February 17, 2026; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works then Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, by adding two new sections, designated §5B-2-4b and §22C-1-4a, relating to directing money from the Division of Economic Development and the Water Development Authority to county commissions and the West Virginia Division of Highways.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

CHAPTER 5B. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1985.

ARTICLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

§5B-2-4b. Directing funds from the Division of Economic Development to the West Virginia Division of Highways.

Effective July 1, 2026, the amount of $20 million shall be directed from the Division of Economic Development to the West Virgina Division of Highways, Region 2, for the acceleration of public road infrastructure repairs, projects, and paving in Wayne and Mingo Counties.

CHAPTER 22C. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; BOARDS, AUTHORITIES, COMMISSIONS AND COMPACTS.

ARTICLE 1. WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

§22C-1-4a.  Directing funds from the Water Development Authority to the Wayne County Commission and the Mingo County Commission.

Effective July 1, 2026, the amount of $20 million shall be directed from the Water Development Authority as follows:

(1) Ten million dollars to the Wayne County Commission for water infrastructure.

(2) Ten million dollars to the Mingo County Commission for water infrastructure.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to direct money from the Division of Economic Development and the Water Development Authority to county commissions and the West Virginia Division of Highways.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.