SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 55

(By Senators Karnes, Azinger, Boley, Clements, Grady, Hamilton, Jeffries, Lindsay, Maynard, Nelson, Phillips, Plymale, Roberts, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Stover, Swope, Takubo, Trump, Weld, Woelfel, Woodrum, Sypolt, and Martin)

[Introduced March 26, 2021]

Supporting the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the use of natural gas as a critical source of energy across the State of West Virginia and the United States.  

Whereas, The Atlantic Coast Pipeline has created thousands of good-paying jobs in West Virginia and across the United States; and

Whereas, The utilization of natural gas as a renewable energy source has resulted in the economic development of billions of dollars in West Virginia and across the United States; and

Whereas, Natural gas provides a clean, affordable power source to the State of West Virginia and to millions of people in the United States; and

Whereas, Natural gas is the number one source of agricultural fertilizer in the United States, and together with coal, natural gas promises to be a major economic engine for the people of West Virginia and the United States as a whole; and

Whereas, The Atlantic Coast Pipeline will be one of the integral means of delivering renewable natural gas to the entire country for years to come; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Legislature hereby supports the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the use of natural gas as a critical source of energy across the State of West Virginia and the United States; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Legislature recognizes the importance of the continued development of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and the use of clean burning natural gas for the citizens of West Virginia and all of the United States; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, LLC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the West Virginia delegation of the United States Senate and the U.S. Congress.