Introduced Version
House Resolution 14 History
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House Resolution 14
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegates
Barker, Beach, Boggs, Brown, Butcher,
Campbell, Cann, Caputo, Craig, Crosier, Ennis, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Givens,
Hall, Hartman, Hatfield, Hunt, Hutchins, Iaquinta, Kominar, Longstreth, Mahan, Manchin,
Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel,
Phillips, D. Poling, M. Poling, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Ross, Shaver, Skaff, Smith, Spencer,
Staggers, Susman, Talbott, Varner, D. Walker, T. Walker, Wells, White, Williams
, Anderson,
Andes, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Blair, Border, Canterbury, Cowles, Duke, Ellem, Evans,
Hamilton, Ireland, Lane, McGeehan, C. Miller, J. Miller, Overington, Porter, Romine, Rowan,
Schadler, Shott, Sobonya and Sumner)
[Introduced February 3, 2010.]
H. R. 14 - "Creating a Select Committee on Coal Mining Permits."
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That for the remainder of the 79th Legislature, there is hereby created a Select Committee
on Coal Mining Permits
, consisting of not more than five members of the House of Delegates, to be
appointed by the Speaker. Notwithstanding the provisions of any House Rule to the contrary, the
Select Committee hereby created shall receive testimony, consider legislation, and recommend action
to the Speaker of the House relating to all issues relevant to the processes and procedures of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the
United States Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining and any other federal agency
that has authority or involvement in the issuance of coal mining permits in West Virginia as well as the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
as it relates to obtaining coal mining
permits, including, but not limited to, ascertaining the status of all coal mining permits that are
pending issuance in West Virginia and the role each agency has in the issuance of those permits,
obtaining specific timetables for the issuance of coal mining permits in West Virginia, achieving
consistency and uniformity throughout the permitting process, recommending those projects and
sectors that provide the best opportunity for long term job creation and economic growth with
obtaining these coal mining permits
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the rules of the House governing Standing Committees shall govern
the actions and proceedings of this Select Committee insofar as applicable.