HB5223 HENG AM #2

Akers 3254

The Delegate Dillion moved to amend the bill on page 2, section 22, beginning on line 21, by striking subdivision (1) in its entirety and inserting a new subdivision (1) to read as follows:

“(1) The impact of excessive and economically biased federal regulations on the domestic coal-fired electricity market has led to a profound and significant injury to the coal industry in Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo and Wyoming Counties, and has resulted in a dramatic negative economic impact on the Southern Coalfield area of West Virginia.”;

On page 2, section 22, beginning on line 31, by striking the word “diminished” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “currently injured”;

On page 4, section 22, beginning on line 71, after the word “repurposed” by inserting a coma and the words “or marketed to interested industrial parties.”;

On page 4, section 22, beginning on line 73, by striking the words “an economic plan” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “economic policy recommendations”;

And,

On page 5, section 22, after line 112, by inserting a new subsection (j) to read as follows:

“(j) The program shall prioritize and seek to leverage West Virginia’s natural, native resources and industries, including the manufacture of value-added or finished products from raw materials or agriculture commodities sourced in West Virginia. The program shall prioritize and seek to assist existing industries to expand where possible, and identify opportunities for synergistic relationships between native West Virginia businesses. The program shall prioritize and seek to leverage West Virginia’s natural, self-sufficient, and reliable forms of energy such as coal, oil, and natural gas, to decrease the overall cost of manufacturing in the Southern Coalfields and enhance industrial efforts.”

Adopted

Rejected