SB177 H GO AMT 3-2
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.
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