WEST virginia legislature

2022 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2882

By Delegates Steele, Wamsley, Foster, Young, Keaton, Martin, Westfall, Zatezelo, Maynor, and B. Ward

[Introduced January 12, 2022; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Manufacturing then Government Organization]

A BILL to repeal §16-27A-1 and §16-27A-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to a ban on construction of nuclear power plants.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

§1. Repeal of the article banning construction of nuclear power plants.

That §16-27A-1 and §16-27A-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, are repealed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the law which bans construction of nuclear power plants.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.