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Subcommittee approves bill to give Spearhead Trail authority more management flexibility

2128337 ยท January 17, 2025

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Summary

HB 17 56, which would allow the Southwest Virginia Recreational Authority (Spearhead Trail) to create a multi-person management team and increase oversight and transparency of public funds, passed the subcommittee unanimously, 8-0.

A House subcommittee unanimously reported HB 17 56, a bill to give the Southwest Virginia Recreational Authority greater flexibility in structuring management and stronger oversight of public funds.

Delegate Morfield, the patron, said the authority oversees the Spearhead Trail System, a network of ATV trails in Southwest Virginia that draws riders nationwide. Steve Pike, interim director of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority, described organizational instability in the director's role and urged the committee to support the authority's ability to create a multi-person management team and improve transparency.

Delegate Kelly Shen raised a lighthearted concern that more directors might lead to more 7 a.m. meetings, but nonetheless moved to report the bill. The clerk recorded HB 17 56 as reporting 8-0.

Supporters emphasized the trail system's economic impact for the region; no opposition testimony was recorded in the hearing transcript.