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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
SENATE JOURNAL
SEVENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION, 2009
FIRST DAY
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Charleston, W. Va., Sunday, May 31, 2009
Pursuant to the proclamation of His Excellency, the Governor,
the Honorable Joe Manchin III, dated the twenty-ninth day of May,
two thousand nine, convening the seventy-ninth Legislature of West
Virginia in extraordinary session today (Sunday, May 31, 2009),
under the provisions of section seven, article VII of the
Constitution of West Virginia, the Senate assembled in its chamber
in the state capitol in the City of Charleston immediately upon
adjournment sine die of the Extended Budget Session and was called
to order by its President, the Honorable Earl Ray Tomblin.
Prayer was offered by Karl C. Lilly III, Senate senior
consultant, Sissonville, West Virginia.
On the call of the roll, the following answered to their
names:
Senators Barnes, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Edgell, D.
Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Green, Guills, Hall,
Helmick, Jenkins, Kessler, Laird, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio,
Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Unger, Wells, White, Williams, Yost and Tomblin
(Mr. President).
Thirty-two members having answered to their names, the
President declared the presence of a quorum.
Executive Communications
Senator Tomblin (Mr. President) laid before the Senate the
following proclamation from His Excellency, the Governor, convening
the Legislature in extraordinary session, which was read by the
Clerk:
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
CHARLESTON
A P R O C L A M A T I O N
By the Governor
I, JOE MANCHIN III, GOVERNOR of the State of West Virginia, by
virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 7, Article VII of
the Constitution of West Virginia, do hereby call the Legislature
of West Virginia to convene in Extraordinary Session upon
adjournment
sine die of the 2009 Regular Session, as extended by
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 68, in its chambers in the State
Capitol, City of Charleston, for the sole purpose of considering
and acting upon the following matters:
FIRST: Certain supplementary appropriation bills.
SECOND: Certain ceremonial resolutions.
THIRD: Legislation relating generally to the establishment of critical skills instructional support programs for students in
grades three and eight; establishing procedures and requirements
for implementing critical skills instructional support programs;
and authorizing mandated attendance at a summer critical skills
instructional support program as a condition for promotion under
certain circumstances.
FOURTH: Legislation relating to the valuation of certain
property used in a high-technology business or internet advertising
business at salvage value for ad valorem property tax purposes;
exempting the sale of certain goods used in a high-technology
business or internet advertising business from the consumers sales
and service tax; and permitting a contractor to assert, under
certain circumstances, an exemption from the consumers sales and
service tax to which his or her principal is entitled.
FIFTH: Legislation relating to enhancing opportunities for
post-mine development of reclaimed surface mine property; requiring
certain counties to develop master land use plans for post-mine
development; requiring surface mine permits to contain reclamation
plans that comport with approved master land use plans; authorizing
the Department of Environmental Protection to approve alternative
post-mine land uses under certain circumstances; and enhancing and
clarifying procedures relating to the development of master land
use plans.
SIXTH: Legislation relating generally to the establishment of minimum alternative and renewable energy portfolio requirements;
requiring, by the year 2025, each electric utility doing business
in West Virginia to purchase or generate the equivalent of at least
twenty-five percent of electricity sold to electric retail
customers in the state during the previous calendar year; providing
for the establishment of a tradeable system of credits to track and
verify the purchase and generation of electricity produced from
alternative and renewable energy sources, electricity conserved
through certain energy efficiency and demand-side energy initiative
projects, emissions reduced through certain emission reduction or
offset projects, or electricity generated from alternative or
renewable energy sources operated by certain electric retail
customers; authorizing the administration and enforcement of
alternative and renewable energy portfolio requirements by the
Public Service Commission; providing for certain cost recovery and
rate incentives; requiring the Public Service Commission to
initiate a general investigation into certain alternative and
renewable energy standards; requiring the Public Service Commission
to adopt certain net metering and interconnection standards; and
creating a grant program for certain alternative and renewable
energy projects.
SEVENTH: Legislation relating to increasing the share of
adjusted gross receipts from pari-mutuel racetracks with West
Virginia Lottery racetrack table games allocated to certain municipalities and counties after each pari-mutuel racetrack in the
state is licensed to offer West Virginia Lottery racetrack table
games; providing a corresponding adjustment of funds transferred to
the state; and providing for a two-year increase in funds allocated
to the Lottery Commission for administration and enforcement.
EIGHTH: Legislation relating to reclassifying licenses for
the retail sale of liquor as freestanding licenses and mixed retail
licenses; setting forth procedures and requirements for the
issuance of each class of retail licenses; and providing a purchase
option and financing procedures for certain current licensees
seeking to operate a freestanding liquor retail outlet.
NINTH: Legislation relating to requiring the Division of
Personnel and the Department of Health and Human Resources to
jointly develop pay rates and employment requirements to support
the recruitment and retention of certain classified service
positions at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital and William R.
Sharpe, Jr. Hospital.
TENTH: Legislation relating to the continuation of the Motor
Fuel Excise Tax Shortfall Reserve Fund and specifying the
termination of the fund on June 31, 2013.
ELEVENTH: Legislation relating to the development of
innovative educational strategies in West Virginia schools;
establishing certain procedures and requirements for the
designation of school innovation zones; providing procedures for the waiver of certain rules, policies, interpretations or statutes
in school innovation zones; and authorizing state institutions of
higher education to establish schools designated as innovation
zones subject to certain funding restrictions.
TWELFTH: Legislation relating generally to employment
policies, standards and requirements for school personnel; revising
certain dates and deadlines; and authorizing the posting of certain
positions upon a classroom teacher's notice of retirement.
THIRTEENTH: Legislation relating to a personal income tax
modification to adjusted gross income for parents or guardians
contributing to a trust fund established for the future support of
a child with autism; creating the West Virginia Children with
Autism Trust Board; and establishing procedures and requirements
for taxpayers claiming the personal income tax modification.
FOURTEENTH: Legislation to authorize and appropriate the
expenditure of public moneys to pay the expenses of this
Extraordinary Session.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of West Virginia to be affixed.
DONE at the Capitol in the City of
Charleston, State of West
Virginia, on this the twenty-
ninth day of May, in the year of
our Lord, Two Thousand Nine, and in the One Hundred Forty-Sixth
year of the State.
JOE MANCHIN III,
Governor.
By the Governor:
Natalie E. Tennant,
Secretary of State.
Senator Tomblin (Mr. President) then laid before the Senate the
following supplement to the proclamation dated May 29, 2009, from
His Excellency, the Governor, which was read by the Clerk:
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
CHARLESTON
A P R O C L A M A T I O N
By the Governor
I, JOE MANCHIN III, GOVERNOR of the State of West Virginia, by
virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 7, Article VII of
the Constitution of West Virginia, do hereby AMEND my Proclamation
dated the twenty-ninth day of May, two thousand nine, calling the
Legislature of West Virginia to convene in Extraordinary Session
upon adjournment
sine die of the 2009 Regular Session, as extended
by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 68, in its chambers in the
State Capitol, City of Charleston, to include the following matters
to be considered and acted upon:
FIFTEENTH: Legislation relating to authorizing certain county
commissions to regulate by ordinance the location of businesses
offering exotic entertainment.
SIXTEENTH: Legislation relating generally to the issuance of
bonds for certified capital improvement projects at state
institutions of higher education and certified capital improvement
projects at state parks, the capitol complex, other state
facilities or tourism sites; allocating sixty percent of bond
proceeds for certified capital improvement projects at state
institutions of higher education; allocating the balance of bond
proceeds for certified capital improvement projects at state parks,
the capitol complex, other state facilities or tourism sites;
providing for the selection of certain capital improvement projects
by the Higher Education Policy Commission; providing for the
selection of certain capital improvement projects by a committee
composed of certain individuals; providing for the final
certification of projects by the Governor; and authorizing the
expenditure of moneys in the Community and Technical College
Capital Improvement Fund for certain capital improvement projects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of West Virginia to be affixed.
DONE at the Capitol in the City of
Charleston, State of West
Virginia, on this the thirty-first day of May, in the year of
our Lord, Two Thousand Nine, and
in the One Hundred Forty-Sixth
year of the State.
JOE MANCHIN III,
Governor.
By the Governor:
Natalie E. Tennant,
Secretary of State.
Senator Chafin offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 101--Raising a committee to inform the
House of Delegates the Senate has assembled in extraordinary
session.
Resolved by the Senate:
That a committee of three be appointed by the President to
inform the House of Delegates that the Senate has assembled in
extraordinary session, with a quorum present, and is ready to
proceed with the business for which the extraordinary session was
called by His Excellency, the Governor.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the resolution was taken up for immediate consideration,
reference to a committee dispensed with, and adopted.
Whereupon, the President appointed as members of such committee
the following:
Senators Oliverio, D. Facemire and Guills.
Subsequently, Senator Oliverio, from the committee to notify the
House of Delegates the Senate has assembled in extraordinary
session, and is ready to proceed with the business of the session,
announced that the committee had discharged its duties.
A message from the House of Delegates, by
Delegates Iaquinta, Shook and Schadler, announced that the House
of Delegates has assembled in extraordinary session, with a quorum
present, and is ready to proceed with the business stated in the
proclamation convening the Legislature.
Senator Chafin then offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 102--Raising a committee to wait upon the
Governor.
Resolved by the Senate:
That a committee of three on the part of the Senate, to join
with a similar committee on the part of the House of Delegates, be
appointed by the President to notify His Excellency, the Governor,
that at his call the Legislature has assembled in extraordinary
session, with a quorum of each house present; and is ready to
receive any communication or message he may be pleased to present
under section seven, article seven of the Constitution of West
Virginia, which provides that no business except that stated in his
proclamation be considered.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being granted, the resolution was taken up for immediate consideration,
reference to a committee dispensed with, and adopted.
Whereupon, the President appointed as members of such committee
the following:
Senators Fanning, Minard and Caruth.
A message from the House of Delegates, by
Delegates Moore, D. Poling and Evans, announced that the Speaker
had appointed them a committee of three to join with a similar
committee on the part of the Senate to wait upon the Governor,
under the provisions of Senate Resolution No. 102. Senate and
House members of this select committee then proceeded to the
executive offices.
Subsequently, Senator Fanning reported that the joint Senate and
House committee had performed the duty assigned to it.
The Senate proceeded to the sixth order of business.
On motions for leave, severally made, the following bills were
introduced and read by their titles:
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1001--
A Bill
to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-
2E-10, relating to critical skills instructional support programs
for students in grades three and eight; setting forth legislative
findings; providing for the promulgation of rules; establishing minimum provisions of rules; providing condition for promotion for
certain students under certain circumstances; precluding county
from charging tuition for program; requiring suitable facilities by
county boards; preserving ability to retain students; preserving
individualized education plans from effect of section; providing
for county board preparation; providing that implementation is
contingent upon funding; and requiring reports by State Board of
Education.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1002--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-5-
4a, relating to the recruitment and retention of certain classified
service positions at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital and William
R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital; establishing legislative findings;
requiring the Division of Personnel and the Department of Health
and Human Resources to develop pay rates and requirements for
certain classified service positions at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman
Hospital and William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital; establishing funding;
and exempting pay rates and requirements from grievance procedures.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1003--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-
6J-1, §11-6J-2, §11-6J-3, §11-6J-4, §11-6J-5, §11-6J-6 and §11-6J-
7; and to amend and reenact §11-15-8d and §11-15-9h of said code,
all relating to establishing the High-Technology Business Property
Valuation Act; providing mandated salvage valuation of certain
high-technology and internet advertising businesses' property;
defining terms; specifying method for valuation of certain
property; providing for initial determination by county assessors
of whether certain property is used in a high-technology business
or an internet advertising business; specifying procedure for
protest and appeal of determination by county assessor; providing
exceptions to limitations on right to assert exemptions; exempting
certain items from consumers sales and service tax; specifying
effective dates; and requiring reports to the Legislature.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1004--A Bill to amend and reenact §29-22C-27 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the
allocation of adjusted gross receipts from pari-mutuel racetracks
with West Virginia Lottery racetrack table games; increasing the
share allocated to certain municipalities and counties after each
pari-mutuel racetrack in the state is licensed to offer West
Virginia Lottery racetrack table games; providing a corresponding
adjustment of funds transferred to the state; providing for the
allocation of funds in growth counties that have enacted the Local
Powers Act; and increasing for two fiscal years the share allocated
to the Lottery Commission for administration and enforcement upon
the occurrence of certain conditions.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1005--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-14C-48 of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Motor
Fuel Excise Tax Shortfall Reserve Fund; providing for continuation of the Motor Fuel Excise Tax Shortfall Reserve Fund; specifying
termination of the Motor Fuel Excise Tax Shortfall Reserve Fund in
2013; and requiring the Commissioner of Highways to submit reports
to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance for a specified
time at specified intervals.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1006--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-4 of the
Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §18A-
1-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §18A-2-2, §18A-2-6, §18A-2-7
and §18A-2-8a of said code; and to amend and reenact §18A-3-1 and
§18A-3-2a of said code, all relating to the hiring, termination,
transfer and reassignment of teachers and school personnel;
revising definition of "long-term substitute"; revising certain
dates upon which action must be taken with respect to the hiring,
termination, resignation or transfer of teachers and school
personnel; clarifying probationary professional employee contract;
providing conditional contract of prospective and recent graduates
and prospective employable professional personnel; revising dates
regarding the early notification of retirement; providing for nonrevocation of early notification; providing an economic hardship
exception; and authorizing certification of noncitizen teachers.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1007--A Bill to amend and reenact §60-3A-2, §60-
3A-2a, §60-3A-4, §60-3A-6, §60-3A-7, §60-3A-8, §60-3A-10, §60-3A-
10b, §60-3A-11 and §60-3A-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section,
designated §60-3A-10d, all relating to the issuance of retail
licenses for the sale of liquor; classifying retail licenses for
the sale of liquor; setting forth legislative findings; defining
certain terms; authorizing the Alcohol Beverage Control
Commissioner to issue retail licenses for the sale of liquor;
establishing certain standards for the issuance of licenses within
market zones; limiting the issuance of retail licenses to operate
mixed retail liquor outlets; authorizing the commissioner to adopt
certain standards for retail outlets; authorizing the Alcohol
Beverage Control Board to consider certain factors when authorizing
additional retail outlets; increasing the maximum percentage of
retail licenses a person may own; setting forth bidding procedures; setting license fees; adding citizenship and character requirements
for license applicants; authorizing credit and background checks on
license applicants; providing a purchase option for active retail
licensees seeking to operate a freestanding liquor retail outlet;
providing for financing for the purchase of a retail license for a
freestanding liquor retail outlet; and authorizing legislative and
emergency rules.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1008--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18-
5B-1, §18-5B-2, §18-5B-3, §18-5B-4, §18-5B-5, §18-5B-6, §18-5B-7,
§18-5B-8 and §18-5B-9, all relating to school innovation zones;
setting forth legislative findings, intent and purpose; authorizing
state board to designate school innovation zones in schools, groups
of schools and departments or subdivisions of a school or schools;
establishing an application, plan review, approval and amendment
process; authorizing exceptions to certain policies, rules,
interpretations and statutes; providing for approval of the
innovation zone plan by certain employees of a school; providing for revocation of designation and plan approval; requiring annual
report by the state board; designating the order in which the state
board must consider applications; providing for the voluntary
transfer of employees; authorizing teacher job postings that exceed
certain qualifications and requirements; providing that a state
institution of higher education may establish a school designated
as an innovation zone and that such school may not receive certain
funds; providing the procedure in which a state institution of
higher education may apply for and establish an innovation zone
school; providing for the approval mechanism for an innovation zone
school established by a state institution of higher education by
the county board and state board; and authorizing the State Board
of Education to promulgate rules and emergency rules.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1009--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-
21-12i; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article,
designated §44-16-1, §44-16-2, §44-16-3, §44-16-4, §44-16-5 and
§44-16-6, all relating to the future support of children with autism; creating a personal income tax modification to adjusted
gross income for parents and guardians contributing to a qualified
trust fund; providing for limitations on amount of modification
earned and taken; specifying modification carryforward and
treatment of modification carryforward; specifying personal income
tax treatment of deposits, earnings and withdrawals of trust funds;
specifying effective date for tax modification; providing rule-
making authority for use and administration of qualified trust
funds and requirements for claiming the tax modification;
specifying tax assessment for modification improperly taken;
addressing statute of limitations; defining terms; specifying
criteria for creating a qualified trust for a child with autism;
establishing eligibility criteria; providing for creation of trust
accounts for a child with autism; creating the West Virginia
Children With Autism Trust Board; requiring board certification of
certain information; setting forth membership of the board; setting
forth duties and responsibilities of the board; granting rule-
making authority to the board; providing for reimbursement of board
members' expenses; exempting identities of trust fund
beneficiaries, account owners or donors from chapter twenty-nine-b
of said code; and providing an effective date.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1010--A Bill to amend and reenact §7-1-3jj of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to
ordinances; and providing certain county commissions with authority
to regulate the location of businesses offering exotic
entertainment.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1011--A Bill to amend and reenact §5B-2A-3, §5B-
2A-5, §5B-2A-6 and §5B-2A-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended; and to amend and reenact §22-3-10 of said code, all
relating to ensuring the post-mine development of reclaimed surface
mine property; defining certain terms; requiring certain counties
to develop master land use plans for post-mine development;
clarifying procedures relating to master land use plans and
community impact statements; enhancing certain powers and
responsibilities of the Office of Coalfield Community Development
and the Department of Environmental Protection with respect to master land use plans; requiring surface mine reclamation plans to
comport with approved master land use plans; and authorizing
surface mine reclamation plans to contain alternative,
noncomporting post-mining land uses under certain circumstances.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on Economic Development.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1012--A Bill to amend and reenact §5-6-11a of
the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact
§18B-10-8 of said code; and to amend and reenact §29-22-18 of said
code, all relating to bonds for certain higher education, tourism
and state capital improvement projects; authorizing the State
Building Commission to issue the bonds; providing for bond amounts
and maturity; allocating bond proceeds; establishing procedures for
project selection; and authorizing the use of moneys in the
Community and Technical College Capital Improvement Fund for
certain capital improvement projects.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on Finance.
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 1013--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §24-
2F-1, §24-2F-2, §24-2F-3, §24-2F-4, §24-2F-5, §24-2F-6, §24-2F-7,
§24-2F-8, §24-2F-9, §24-2F-10, §24-2F-11 and §24-2F-12, all
relating to an alternative and renewable energy portfolio standard;
setting forth legislative findings; defining terms; establishing
standards for the sale of electricity generated from alternative
and renewable energy resources; providing for compliance
assessments; creating a system of tradable alternative and
renewable energy resource credits; providing for the awarding of
credits based upon electricity generated or purchased from
alternative and renewable energy resource facilities; providing for
the awarding of credits for certain greenhouse emissions reduction
and offset projects; providing for the awarding of credits for
certain energy efficiency and demand-side energy initiative
projects; requiring application to the Public Service Commission
for approval of alternative and renewable energy portfolio standard
compliance plans; setting forth minimum requirements for compliance
plan applications; requiring Public Service Commission approval of
compliance plan applications; requiring annual progress reports;
providing for incentive ratemaking for investments in new
alternative and renewable energy resource facilities in West Virginia; requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt certain
net metering and interconnection rules and standards; authorizing
interagency agreements; requiring an ongoing assessment of
alternative and renewable energy resources in West Virginia;
authorizing Public Service Commission to adopt portfolio standards
for certain electric cooperatives and other electric facilities or
utilities; establishing the Alternative and Renewable Energy
Resources Research Fund; providing for the awarding of matching
grants for certain research projects; and authorizing the Public
Service Commission to promulgate rules.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being
granted, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a
first time, ordered to second reading, and then referred to the
Committee on Finance.
Pending announcement of meetings of standing committees of the
Senate,
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow, Monday, June 1, 2009, at 11 a.m.
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