House Energy and Public Works met this afternoon.
Makeup & Passage
House Bill 4419 requires the West Virginia Parkways Authority to strictly comply with certain non-discretionary procedures before tolls, rents, fees, or charges may be increased.
House Bill 4426 ensures that funding to counties named in the State Road Construction Account does not affect any funding received by those counties from the State Road Fund. Those counties include Raleigh, Fayette, Wyoming, Mercer, Kanawha, Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, McDowell, and Nicholas.
House Bill 4464 amends the code relating to Underground Facilities Damage prevention. The bill was amended twice and advanced to the floor.
House Bill 4471 requires approved septic or sewage systems for all rental properties. The bill was advanced to the floor.
House Resolution 6 recognizes the importance of sustained economic development to West Virginia’s prosperity.
Committee Hearing
Senate Bill 256 is the rules bundle for the Department of Environmental Protection. The bundle includes 10 rules on air quality, pollution, waste management, and water quality.
House Bill 4615 creates the Public Water Supply Reform Act of 2026, which establishes a water level status plan for above-ground water storage tanks.
House Bill 4971 requires that certain high-voltage transmission lines be located near industrial parks.
House Bill 5191 requires rumble strips on double yellow-lined roads.
House Resolution 13 proposes the approval of US HR 5966, the Ohio River Restoration Program Act.
House Bill 5398 allows for the receipt of the oil and gas severance tax into the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund if there is not more than $6 million in unencumbered funds by September 30 of each year.
