CHARLESTON, W. Va.–West Virginia lawmakers will gather soon to determine the best ways to spend $677 million from the federal government, the House majority leader said.
“We will be meeting in June to set forth how we, in talks with the governor’s office and how they think this money can be spent, we will be appropriating that,” House Majority Leader Amy Summers, R-Taylor, said.
Millions of dollars in covid relief flowed to West Virginia a week ago, part of the American Rescue Act passed by the Democratic majorities in Congress. No Republicans in the U.S. House or Senate voted for the package.
Overall, West Virginia is receiving $1.355 billion with the second allotment coming in about a year.