The House Energy Committee met today to discuss two bills.
HB 2948 would require certain state agencies to take final action on certain completed permit applications within thirty days if uncontested, or ninety days if contested, unless other timelines exist.
The bill was approved by the committee and will be reported to the floor, then go to the Judiciary Committee.
HB 3037 would remove the Division of Energy as an independent agency and re-designate the Division of Energy as the Office of Energy within the Development Office of the Department of Commerce, and designate the Secretary of Commerce, or his or her designee, as Chair of the West Virginia Public Energy Authority Board.
The bill will be reported to the floor with recommendation that it do pass, but first be referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
