SB177 HFIN AMT
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. 177 -- " A BILL to amend and reenact §5B-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §5B-2A-1, §5B-2A-3, §5B-2A-4, §5B-2A-5 and §5B- 2A-12 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2F-1 and §5B-2F-2; to amend and reenact §5D-1-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §5F-2-1 of said code; and to amend and reenact §22-3A-7 of said code, all relating to the creation of the Division of Energy within the Department of Commerce; charging the Division of Energy to develop energy policies; placing the Office of Coalfield Community Development within the Division of Energy; creating the position of Director of the Division of Energy; continuing and reconstituting the West Virginia Public Energy Authority; charging Director of the Division of Energy to chair and administer the functions of the Public Energy Authority; providing the director acts under the authority of the Secretary of Commerce; providing the director has authority over the Office of Coalfield Community Development and the Energy Efficiency Program of the West Virginia Development Office; providing the Public Energy Authority, the Office of Coalfield Community Development, director and other public agencies develop an energy policy and development plan and seek public input thereof; requiring submission of an energy policy and development plan to the Governor and Joint Committee on Government and Finance; setting forth matters to be addressed in the energy policy and development plan; providing that the division shall prepare an energy use database; providing that the division shall promote initiatives to enhance the nation's energy security; providing that the division shall encourage the development of energy infrastructure and strategic resources that will ensure the continuity of governmental operations in situations of emergency, inoperativeness or disaster; and providing funding for the Division of Energy, and establishes a performance audit to be performed during the Department of Commerce's review. "