Senate Bill No. 401
(By Senators Barnes and Guills)
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[Introduced January 31, 2007; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-19, relating to
the Public Service Commission generally; and directing the
Public Service Commission to promulgate rules.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-19, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
§24-2-19. Wind power projects.
In order to provide meaningful involvement and participation
to all interested parties in determining whether to make a finding
of public interest and, if necessary, in developing wind power
projects, the commission is directed to: (1) Propose and adopt
rules governing the use, construction and installation of wind power projects; (2) provide notice to all interested parties of
each public meeting to be held by the commission in studying
whether to make a finding of public interest and, if necessary, in
developing wind power projects; (3) consult with all interested
parties attending such public meetings; and (4) report periodically
to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance of the Legislature
or any relevant interim study committee appointed by the Joint
Committee on Government and Finance on the commission's progress on
these issues.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Public
Service Commission to promulgate rules relating to wind power
projects.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.