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This resolution, passed by the West Virginia House of Delegates, recognizes the critical role of natural gas pipelines in the state's economic prosperity and energy security. It highlights West Virginia's significant natural gas production, particularly from the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations, and the substantial economic contributions of the natural gas industry through jobs, investments, and tax revenues. The resolution emphasizes the need for enhanced natural gas transmission capacity within West Virginia to improve affordable energy access for residents and to support industrial, commercial, and job-creating enterprises. It specifically calls for a large intra-Panhandle pipeline to meet current and future demand in the Eastern Panhandle and supports the responsible development, expansion, and modernization of pipeline infrastructure across the state, including projects connecting western gas fields to the Eastern Panhandle. The resolution also notes that neighboring states, like Maryland, have benefited from such infrastructure, while West Virginia has been hindered by a lack of direct access to existing pipeline capacity, partly due to resistance to new energy infrastructure. Finally, it directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to various state and federal officials and industry groups.

Transportation and Infrastructure

http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=6&billtype=R&houseorig=H&btype=res