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The full West Virginia House of Delegates will consider a bill, House Bill 4292, that would target nonpayment of gas and oil royalties after the House Judiciary Committee advanced the legislation. The bill would set a penalty for nonpayment of royalties under oil and natural gas leases during production from conventional vertical wells.
The West Virginia Legislature is showing little sign through a quarter of the 2023 state regular legislative session of strengthening air quality and other environmental protections in a state of high concentrations of air pollution from chemical, gas and oil infrastructure. Instead, a bill introduced by House Energy and Manufacturing Committee Chair Bill Anderson, R-Wood, would keep the state Department of Environmental Protection from using community air monitoring data for regulatory purposes.
A subpanel of members of the West Virginia Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee will work with stakeholders on a bill targeting nonpayment of gas and oil royalties. The bill, Senate Bill 235, would set a penalty for nonpayment of royalties under oil and natural gas leases during production from conventional vertical wells.
A subpanel of members of the West Virginia Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee will work with stakeholders on a bill targeting nonpayment of gas and oil royalties. The bill, Senate Bill 235, would set a penalty for nonpayment of royalties under oil and natural gas leases during production from conventional vertical wells.
A committee of lawmakers approved a measure to increase taxes on wind projects as other lawmakers moved forward a bill to lower coal taxes.