3/22/06-A bill has died that would have eventually placed the West Virginia Turnpike under the jurisdiction of the state Division of Highways.
HB4343 remained in the House Government Organization Committee when the session ended March 19, effectively killing it for the year.
The bill also called for taking tolls off the Turnpike, terminating the Parkways Authority and handing the road over to the Division of Highways.

2/10/06-A bill in the House Government Organization Committee would eventually place the West Virginia Turnpike under the jurisdiction of the state Division of Highways.
House Majority Leader Rick Staton, D-Wyoming, and Delegate Richard Browning, D-Wyoming, want to prohibit the West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority from refinancing bonds or issuing any more bonds once current bonds have been repaid.
After the bonds are paid off, HB4343 would take all tolls off the Turnpike, terminate the Parkways Authority and hand the road over to the Division of Highways.
For House bill status, call (304) 340-3209. In West Virginia, call 1-877-565-3447.