Bill > HJR25

This Joint Resolution, titled the "Natural Resources and the Public Estate Amendment," proposes to add a new section to the West Virginia Constitution's Bill of Rights, which will be voted on by the public at the next general election. This amendment, designated as "Amendment No. 1," would establish a constitutional right for all people to have clean air, pure water, and the preservation of the state's natural, scenic, historic, and esthetic environmental values. It also declares that West Virginia's public natural resources are the shared property of everyone, including future generations, and mandates that the State, acting as a trustee, must conserve and maintain these resources for the benefit of all its citizens.