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WV Senate OKs state forest management contract bill | Legislative Session

The West Virginia Senate, on Feb. 21, 2024, approved a bill that would allow state Department of Commerce agencies to bypass competitive bidding for contracts to manage state forests to prevent forest fires when they support economic development projects. Senate Bill 688 would allow the directors of the Division of Forestry and Division of Natural Resources to contract for the management of state forests and wildlife management areas to prevent wildfires and bypass competitive bidding to do so if the project is needed for economic development. ....

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WV state forest management bill advancing targets wildfires | Legislative Session

The West Virginia Senate Economic Development Committee has approved a bill that would allow Department of Commerce subagencies to contract for the management of state forests and wildlife management areas to prevent wildfires. Senate Bill 688 would allow the directors of the Division of Forestry and Division of Natural Resources to award management contracts notwithstanding the competitive bidding process, when the contract is needed for an economic development project. ....

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