SB802 HFAT Howell 3-4

Cooke 3345

Delegate Howell moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 802 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-20, relating generally to the regulation of public utilities; providing legislative findings; providing that certain large volume end users may receive natural gas service without the permission, consent, control, review, or input of the West Virginia Public Service Commission; requiring the end user pay for the minimum amount of gas required for the exception; providing that the end user shall make certain certifications to the commission; providing that the commission shall receive, file, and retain all end user certifications; providing that no person, entity, or body shall be a public utility, intrastate pipeline, common carrier, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the commission as a result of supplying such end users; and providing that provisions shall not prevent or impede the commission’s safety regulation of pipelines.”

Adopted

Rejected