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There are 61 bill(s) regarding Natural Resources

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 122 Permitting carrying of firearms in state parks, lands and trails managed by DNR Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  01/13/16 
SB 279 Specifying how assessed value of any share of natural resource property is to be determined Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  01/14/16 
SB 331 Relating to hunting or trapping on private lands Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  01/20/16 
SB 333 Taking and registering of wildlife Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2016)
SB 334 Identifying coyote as fur-bearing animal and woodchuck as game animal Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 7, 2016)
SB 336 Relating to crossbow hunting Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/03/16 
SB 348 Permitting descendants of landowner hunt, trap and fish on that property Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  01/21/16 
SB 359 Requiring performance bonds by operators Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  01/21/16 
SB 383 Promoting efficient extraction of oil and gas resources Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/11/16 
SB 389 Reducing certain penalties for offenses not resulting in illegal killing of bear Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/04/16 
SB 417 Creating 2016 Coal Jobs and Safety Act Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  01/28/16 
SB 425 Expanding definition of underground facility in One-Call System Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/05/16 
SB 485 Establishing regional recreation authorities and areas Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/23/16 
SB 523 Relating to taxing water used in natural gas hydraulic fracturing Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/05/16 
SB 551 Allowing residents to purchase senior hunting, fishing and trapping licenses at the beginning of the year they turn 65 Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  02/08/16 
SB 564 Restricting Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's authority to regulate setback and spacing between deep wells Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/10/16 
SB 565 Allowing well pad and road construction for oil and gas activities Pending  House Energy Committee  02/23/16 
SB 596 Permitting natural gas companies enter upon real property in certain instances Rejected      02/29/16 
SB 610 Relating to generating and maintaining revenue for maintenance of roads and infrastructure Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/16/16 
SB 646 Providing consent of lawful use of mineral property is not waste and does not constitute trespass Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/20/16 
SB 647 Exempting certain complimentary hotel rooms from occupancy tax Pending  House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee  03/02/16 
SB 683 Allowing old or abandoned railway beds be used for lawful recreational purposes Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/22/16 
SB 691 Modifying certain air pollution standards Signed  Effective from passage - (March 10, 2016)
HB 2018 Providing a fee discount for certain nonresident hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for native nonresidents Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2067 Relating to pension benefits exempt from state income taxation Pending  House Pensions and Retirement Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2071 Providing an increase in compensation for natural resources police officers Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2072 Increasing compensation for conservation officers Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2144 Permitting crossbow hunting Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2269 Requiring rules of the Department of Environmental Protection, Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Natural Resources and Department of Commerce be no more stringent than corresponding federal laws Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2529 Requiring the Commissioner of Agriculture to develop a pilot program for the cultivation of marijuana to be sold in states where sales are legal Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2585 Requiring leaseholders of mineral interests to notify the owners of the minerals when there is an assignment of the lease to another party Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2590 Providing that residents sixty-five years of age or older are not required to have a license to hunt, trap or fish Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2845 Requiring persons who are in the business of purchasing precious metals and precious gems to photograph those purchases and to transmit the photographs to law-enforcement Pending  House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2890 Streamlining the process of abandoned mineral interests Pending  House Energy Committee  01/13/16 
HB 2977 Providing that rents and royalties from leases of the minerals under the state's rivers and streams shall be expended for road paving and maintenance Pending  House Finance Committee  02/17/16 
HB 4037 Prohibiting the state from requiring persons with oil or gas rights connected to deep oil or gas wells to involuntarily integrate their interests Pending  House Energy Committee  02/10/16 
HB 4045 Providing that all hunting and fishing licenses are valid for one year from the date issued Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/18/16 
HB 4170 Removing restrictions for hunting or trapping on private lands on Sundays Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/27/16 
HB 4184 Establishing criminal penalties for the illegal taking of deer Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/20/16 
HB 4211 Prohibiting drilling units from being established without consent of all owners Pending  House Energy Committee  01/21/16 
HB 4218 Expanding the definition of “underground facility” in the One-Call System Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2016)
HB 4236 Relating to the classification of certain species Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/03/16 
HB 4247 Relating to the Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Fund Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/25/16 
HB 4255 Relating to the taking and registration of wildlife including electronic registration of beaver, otter and big game animals Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/03/16 
HB 4279 Relating to disposition of seized firearms Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2016)
HB 4283 Removing restrictions for hunting or trapping on private lands on Sundays Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/26/16 
HB 4290 Relating to the Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Fund Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/27/16 
HB 4330 Relating to make unlawful to take a fish, water animal or other aquatic organism from state waters to stock a commercial pond or lake Signed  Effective from passage - (March 7, 2016)
HB 4331 Providing the Director of the Division of Natural Resources the authority to offer up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons who have injured or killed game Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/29/16 
HB 4339 Relating to wildlife resources Pending  Senate Natural Resources Committee  02/29/16 
HB 4346 Relating to bear hunting and offenses and penalties Signed  Effective from passage - (March 10, 2016)
HB 4375 Entering reciprocal agreements to recognize hunting, fishing and trapping licenses issued by other states Pending  House ANRS Committee  02/03/16 
HB 4389 Relating to crossbow hunting Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/10/16 
HB 4398 Exempting residents honorably discharged from the Armed Forces from the requirement of obtaining a license to hunt, trap or fish Pending  House ANRS Committee  02/04/16 
HB 4411 Relating to penalty for illegally taking native brook trout Signed  Effective from passage - (March 11, 2016)
HB 4426 Horizontal Well Unitization and Landowner Protection Act of 2016 Pending  House Energy Committee  02/05/16 
HB 4500 Oil and Gas Royalty Payment and Transparency Act of 2016 Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  03/02/16 
HB 4536 Reducing the severance tax on coal to two percent of gross value; and creating a local government economic assistance fund Pending  House Energy Committee  02/15/16 
HB 4567 Establishing an industrial water extraction fee Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/16 
HB 4631 Requiring a hunting blind which is used during firearm deer season to have at least one hundred square inches of fluorescent orange on top Pending  House ANRS Committee  02/20/16 
HB 4690 Providing a ten percent discount to West Virginia residents for lodging, camping and other recreational activities at state parks and forests Pending  House ANRS Committee  02/23/16