Senate Bill No. 79
(By Senators Barnes, Guills and Sypolt)
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[Introduced February 11, 2009; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-19, relating to
the Public Service Commission generally; and directing the
Public Service Commission to promulgate rules.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-19, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 2. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
§24-2-19. Wind power projects.
In order to provide meaningful involvement and participation
to all interested parties in determining whether to make a finding
of public interest and, if necessary, in developing wind power
projects, the commission is directed to: (1) Propose and adopt
rules governing the use, location, siting, construction and installation of wind power projects; (2) provide notice to all
interested parties of each public meeting to be held by the
commission in studying whether to make a finding of public interest
and, if necessary, in developing wind power projects; (3) consult
with all interested parties attending such public meetings; and (4)
report periodically to the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance of the Legislature or any relevant interim study committee
appointed by the Joint Committee on Government and Finance on the
commission's progress on these issues.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Public
Service Commission to promulgate rules relating to wind power
projects.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.