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WV SB658
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/29/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joey Garcia
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AI Summary
- Restores local regulatory authority to counties and municipalities over certified microgrid district projects and certified high impact data center projects in West Virginia
- Removes state preemption that previously prohibited local governments from enacting ordinances, zoning rules, building permits, inspections, licensing requirements, or land use restrictions on these projects
- Maintains requirements for project owners and operators to pay local taxes including business and occupation tax, sales tax, property tax, and municipal service fees
- Requires projects to continue following State Building Code and pay utility rates based on cost of service, with utility customers outside microgrid districts protected from bearing construction or operational costs for new utility infrastructure
- Allows the Department of Commerce, Department of Environmental Protection, and Department of Transportation to continue supporting project development including highway and road improvements
Legislative Description
Relating to certified microgrid district projects and certified high impact data center projects
Corporations
Last Action
To Economic Development
1/29/2026
Committee Referrals
Economic Development1/29/2026
Full Bill Text
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