H. B. 4591


(By Delegate Hunt (By Request))

[Introduced February 21, 2000; referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary.]





A BILL to amend article two, chapter twenty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section one-j, relating to providing the public service commission with jurisdiction to regulate dealers of propane gas.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article two, chapter twenty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section one-j, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

§24-2-1j. Jurisdiction of commission over propane gas dealers.

Effective the first day of July, two thousand, in addition to all other powers and duties of the commission as defined in this article, the commission shall establish, prescribe and enforce rates and fees charged by dealers in propane gas. The commissioner shall propose legislative rules in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this section.




NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide the public service commission with jurisdiction to regulate dealers of propane gas.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.