2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB21: Assessing wildlife impact fee on wind power projects
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Director of the Division of Natural Resources to assess a Wildlife Impact Fee on any operator of a wind power project that injures or kills a protected species of animal.
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Bill History
2/12/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/12/2025
To Natural Resources then Finance
Senate
2/12/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/12/2025
To Natural Resources
Senate
3/13/2025
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
Senate
3/13/2025
To Finance
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor
Randy Smith
Republican