West Virginia forced pooling bill comes up again in 2016
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
A West Virginia forced pooling bill for the Marcellus shale failed in 2015, but as this year’s legislative session nears, lawmakers are preparing for it again.
According to The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register, Ritchie County delegate Woody Ireland asserts that forced pooling doesn’t take rights from private property owners due to how the shale drilling industry has changed.
The structure of the forced pooling bill that will be presented this time is the same as before, but there are several clarifications made.
Via: The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register > West Virginia House of Delegates Energy Chair: Now or Never on Forced Pooling Legislation
More about forced pooling in West Virginia:
- Opponents of forced pooling in West Virginia prepare for potential legislation Jan. 4, 2016
- Forced pooling bill resurfaces in West Virginia Nov. 18, 2015
- West Virginia Farm Bureau endorses forced pooling bill Feb. 28, 2015
- Delegate Eldridge announces passage of forced pooling bill in House Energy Committee Feb. 20, 2015
- Forced pooling legislation sought in West Virginia Feb. 17, 2015
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