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The Boy Scouts of America unveiled its plans for a world-class, national center of scouting excellence in the New River Gorge region of Fayette County on Wednesday. The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve will offer a high adventure base and national leadership programs, as well as becoming the permanent home to the National Scout Jamboree on a 10,000-acre piece of land in the Glen Jean-Mount Hope area. Pictured, from left, are Gov. Joe Manchin; Jack Furst, vice president, BSA; Tico Perez, national commissioner, BSA; Brett Harvey, CEO, Consol Energy and member of the national BSA board; Wayne Perry, BSA national board member; Robert Mazzuca, chief scout executive, BSA; and Stephen D. Bechtel Jr., chairman, S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation.