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WV HB5009
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/30/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joe Funkhouser
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AI Summary
- Redefines "use" of natural resources in zoning law to exclude commercial water extraction for sale or shipment outside West Virginia, limiting it to domestic use, farming, or activities on the landowner's property
- Allows counties with majority karst terrain that qualify as "growth counties" to regulate subsurface well water extraction for commercial sale or out-of-state shipment through zoning ordinances
- Preserves existing protections for landowners' riparian and other water rights, prohibiting local governments from restricting these rights through other regulations
- Maintains current provisions allowing nonconforming land uses to continue after zoning ordinances are enacted, including protections for agricultural, industrial, and manufacturing operations
Legislative Description
Relating to zoning ordinances and their effects
Municipalities
Last Action
To House Government Organization
1/30/2026
Committee Referrals
Government Organization1/30/2026
Full Bill Text
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