Summary: Allowing counties and municipalities to limit utility scale renewable energy facilities

Purpose: Allowing counties and municipalities to limit utility scale renewable energy facilities

Lead Sponsor: Senator Thorne

Status: Pending

Summary: Relating to taxation of wind power projects

Purpose: A BILL to repeal §11-6A-5aof the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to taxation of wind power projects.

Lead Sponsor: Senator Rose

Sponsors: Thorne, Phillips

Status: Pending

Video: Senate Energy Committee meeting on the taxation bill.

Summary: Clarifying wind power projects taxation

Purpose: A BILL to amend and reenact §11-6A-5aof the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to pollution control facilities tax treatment; clarifying that wind power projects are not pollution control facilities for purposes of this article; and providing that wind power projects be taxed as real property.

Lead Sponsor: Senator Smith (Mr. President)

Sponsors: Rose, Thorne

Status: Pending

Summary: Establishing tax on production of electricity from wind and solar sources

Purpose: A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new article, designated §11-29-1, §11-29-2, §11-29-3, §11-29-4, §11-29-5, and §11-29-6, relating to establishing a tax on the production of electricity from wind and solar collection; setting the rate of tax and providing collection procedures; establishing how to distribute those collected taxes to volunteer fire departments through the counties; listing requirements to qualify to receive funds from these collected taxes; providing for enforcement and penalties; listing exemptions; and establishing fines and accumulation of interest on late payment.

Lead Sponsor: Senator Phillips

Status: Pending

Summary: Assessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projects

Purpose: A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §20-2-5m, relating to the assessment of a wildlife impact fee by the Director of the Division of Natural Resources on operators of wind power projects that injure or kill a protected species of animal.

Lead Sponsor: Senator Smith (Mr. President)

Sponsors: Thorne, Rucker, Phillips, Hart, Willis

Status: Pending

Documents related to the Capon Springs Turbine Project will be posted here.