(By Delegates Nesbitt, McGraw, Carper, Preece, Dempsey, Facemyer, Anderson, Leggett, Schoonover, Louisos, Pino, Whitman, Willison, Walters, Riggs, Harrison, Evans and Overington)
H. R. 22--"Requesting the Governor to work with all involved entities and to take all necessary steps to promote the goal of returning West Virginia to being the state among all the states of the United States to produce the most coal."
Whereas, The State of West Virginia has in the past led all of the states in the United States in coal production; and
Whereas, There are bountiful coal reserves within the boundaries of the State of West Virginia; and
Whereas, The people of the State of West Virginia are an industrious and courageous working population; and
Whereas, It serves the interests of the State of West Virginia and all the citizens of the State of West Virginia to once again become the state which produces the most coal of any state in the United States; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That our Governor is requested to work with all involved entities and take all necessary steps to promote the goal of making West Virginia the largest coal-producing state in the United States.