HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.39
(By Delegates Perry, Amores, Argento, Anderson, Barker, Beach,
Boggs, Border, Brown, Burdiss, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Craig,
Crosier, DeLong, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem, Ellis, Ennis,
Fleischauer, Fragale, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hartman, Hrutkay,
Hutchins, Iaquinta, Kessler, Klempa, Kominar, Long, Longstreth,
Mahan, Manchin, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley, Moore, Morgan,
Moye, Paxton, Perdue, Pethtel, Pino, Poling, Daniel, M. Poling,
Porter, Proudfoot, Rodighiero, Romine, Schoen, Shaver, Shook,
Sobonya, Spencer, Staggers, Stalnaker, Stephens, Swartzmiller,
Tabb, Tucker, Varner, Walters, Webster, Wells, Williams, Wysong
and Yost)
Expressing the concern of the Legislature that the purchase of West
Virginia Alloys (A subsidiary of Globe Metallurgical) Hawks
Nest Hydro-Electric facility by Brookfield Power may adversely
affect the economy of the state and cause employees of West
Virginia Alloys to lose their employment, and urging any
corporation that owns and operates a hydro-electric or steam
generation facility in this state for the manufacture of the
specific product, as same is listed on the corporation's
current license granted by the Federal Energy Regulation
Commission, without first conducting an economic impact survey
which includes determining the identity of employees who would
suffer adverse employment consequences as a result of the sale
or lease of the facility for purposes other than the
manufacture of the specific product.
Whereas, To the extent it appears that the purchase of the West Virginia Alloys Hawks Nest Hydro-Electric facility by Brookfield
Power has occurred and that many persons, including civic leaders,
legislators and employees of West Virginia Alloys are experiencing
reasonable and justifiable concerns that the takeover may adversely
affect the state's economy and displace significant numbers of West
Virginia Alloys current employees' as the result of short-term
profit motives being given first priority at the expense of longer
term economic considerations as a direct result of the purchase;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby expresses its concern that the
purchase of West Virginia Alloys Hawks Nest Hydro-Electric facility
by Brookfield Power may adversely affect the state's economy and
cause employees of West Virginia Alloys to lose their employment;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Legislature urges any corporation
that owns and operates a hydro-electric or steam generation
facility in this state for the manufacture of a specific product,
not to sell or lease the facility for any purpose other than the
manufacture of the specific product, as the same is listed on the
corporation's current license granted by the Federal Energy
Regulation Commission, without first conducting an economic impact
survey which includes determining the identity of employees who
would suffer adverse employment consequences as a result of the sale or lease of the facility for purposes other than the
manufacture of the specific product; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Board of
Directors of West Virginia Alloys (a Subsidiary of Glove
Metallurgical) and Brookfield Power, and to the State's
Congressional Delegation and Governor.
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