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Committee adopts substitute declaring state opposition to federal "commandeering" of natural resources
Summary
A committee adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 271 asserting the legislature's finding that the federal government should not commandeer state natural resources and directing the attorney general to challenge federal actions; the substitute was adopted and reported to the full Senate under double committee reference to judiciary.
The committee agreed to a committee substitute for Senate Bill 271 that declares the West Virginia Legislature's findings that the federal government should not "commandeer" state natural resources, and directs the attorney general to challenge any federal action the Legislature deems to improperly commandeer those resources.
Under the substitute, state or local officers, employees or agents who refuse to comply with federal directives related to commandeering state…
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