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Committee advances bill barring extraction of water for commercial sale outside West Virginia; amendments to be drafted
Summary
A bill amending zoning code to prohibit extraction of water for commercial sale or shipment outside West Virginia advanced; senators debated scope, growth-county carve-outs and grandfathering concerns.
The committee considered and advanced an originating bill that amends county and municipal zoning law to bar the owner of a tract or contiguous tracts of land from extracting water for commercial sale or shipment outside West Virginia and to prohibit counties or municipalities from enacting restrictions that would contravene riparian or other water rights.
Committee counsel said the measure is aimed at preventing large-scale…
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