West Virginia's Legislature plans to spend the next 24 hours deciding whether to spare motorists from a scheduled gas tax increase, approve about $155 million in last-minute funding, and revive several measures vetoed earlier this year.

The House and Senate took up the 11 policy items from Gov. Joe Manchin's special session agenda Tuesday, assigning most to committees.

They include the governor's plan to ease fuel costs by keeping the gas tax from rising an estimated six cents per gallon starting January 1. The tax is already 32.2 cents, the 13th-highest in the country.

Lawmakers would offset the resulting loss in state highway revenue with $40 million from this year's surplus. Most of the other funding measures are needed before the new budget year begins July 1.