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The Route 2/I-68 Authority consists of Wood, Pleasants, Tyler, Wetzel, Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, Hancock, Marion and
Monongalia counties. Two voting members, as chosen by that county’s commission, represent each county. The board also consists of three ex-officio, non-voting members: the commissioner
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Concurrent Resolution 30 was introduced by House Speaker Kiss, and Delegates Varner, DeLong, Swartzmiller, Ennis, Givens, Fahey, G. White, Tucker, Pethtel, Romine, Leggett, Anderson, Border, Azinger, Beane and Ellem. The resolution urged the Governor, Congressional
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Delegates Varner, Hutchins, Ennis, Givens, Tucker, Pettit and Davis introduced House Bill 2539 on March 13, 1997, to establish the West
Virginia Route 2 and I-68 Authority. The Bill was referred to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Committee on Government Organization.
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Senators McKenzie, Oliverio, Mindear, Hunter, Wiedebusch, Bowman, Boley, Prezioso, Deem and
Manaughtan introduced Senate Bill 413 to parallel the House’s efforts on March 21, 1997. This bill was referred to the Committee on Government Organization and then to the Committee on Finance.
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counties and to increase the number of voting members to 26 from 20. The bill was referred to the
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delegation, Secretary of
Transportation and the Commission of the Division of Highways to support and assist the completion of West Virginia Route 2 between Parkersburg and Chester and Interstate 68, between
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