to other users of the highway; and no municipalities
may infringe upon or otherwise restrict this
exemption.
FARM VEHICLE REGULATIONS
Farmers in West Virginia are being stopped
and ticketed for violations of commercial vehicle
regulations. The DMV, DOT, PSC, and State Police
have conflicting rules and regulations for commercial
motor vehicles, or conflicting interpretations of these
rules and regulations. Farm Bureau recommends that
the entities involved pursue reciprocity with their
counterparts in adjoining states.
Farm Bureau recommends that farmers be exempt
from commercial motor vehicle regulations, provided
that the motor vehicle is:
Controlled and operated by a farmer/
employee for private use
Not being used as a for-hire motor carrier
Being used to transport either:
o Livestock, crops or other agricultural
products to or from a farm
o Vehicle, machines, materials or
supplies to be used on a farm
Not carrying hazardous materials of a type or
quantity that requires a hazardous materials
placard
IMPACT OF NEW HIGHWAYS ON
AGRICULTURE LANDS
Farm Bureau recommends that the Division of
Highways, when planning new highways, be required
to include the impact upon agricultural lands of such
highways. Special emphasis should be devoted to
drainage onto adjacent lands, re-vegetation, seeding
and mulching of road banks.
The state should be responsible for erection and
maintenance of fencing on interstate and limited
access road systems and assume liability for failure to
comply.
HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS
One of the major problems affecting the economic
growth of West Virginia is the lack of interstate
highways. Farm Bureau supports the construction
of the Little Kanawha River Parkway from I-79 at
Burnsville, via Glenville, Grantsville, and Elizabeth
to I-77 at Mineral Wells.
We also support the construction of an interstate
highway from I-77 in Mercer County to I-64 near
Huntington to replace U.S. Route 52, and the
upgrading of W.V. Route 2 to a 4-lane highway.
We strongly recommend that Corridor H be
completed as soon as possible.
We support the upgrading of US Route 250 from
Corridor H at Norton to US Route 50 in Taylor
County using the most feasible course, intersecting
with Route 50 between Grafton and Clarksburg. We
support the upgrading of Route 50 between Grafton
and Clarksburg and the completion of 4-lane highway
from the Charles Town Route 340 by-pass to the
Virginia state line.
We recommend that Interstate 68 be extended
from Morgantown to intersect with WV Route 2.
CONTINENTAL ONE TRADE
CORRIDOR
Because of the negative impact on agriculture,
Farm Bureau opposes the Continental One Trade
Corridor concept.
This plan involves the building of a 4-lane
superhighway adjacent to the existing U.S. Rt. 219.
Instead, we favor improvements to the existing road.
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