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Senate rejects bill to create public registry for carbon offset agreements on private land
Summary
Senate Bill 730 — a proposal to require recording and public disclosure of carbon offset agreements and projects affecting West Virginia timberland — failed after an extended floor debate about landowner rights, fees, penalties and impacts on the timber industry.
Senate Bill 730, which would have established a registry to record carbon offset agreements and projects encumbering West Virginia properties, failed on the Senate floor on April 1, 2025, by a vote of 16‑18.
Sponsors described the measure as a transparency tool: the division of forestry would have tracked properties encumbered by carbon offset agreements, required GIS shapefiles and deed references, and recorded parties and contract durations so potential buyers would see encumbrances before purchase.
“The motivation for what brought the bill before us is so that we can actually see how much land…
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