HB5045 strengthen the state's authority over underground carbon-dioxide sequestration. The bill amends sections of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act to provide additional assurances to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the state's application for primary enforcement authority over underground carbon-dioxide sequestration programs. This legislative action aims to enhance West Virginia's regulatory capabilities in overseeing carbon-dioxide storage activities within the state.
The West Virginia State House of Delegates passed HB5045 on February 13, 2024 by a vote of 84 to 16. We have assigned pluses to the nays because there is no constitutional authority for either the federal or state government to regulate carbon storage or implement policies rooted in the climate change-agenda. Such measures advance the objectives of the United Nations’ Agenda 2030, which threatens individual liberty and undermines state sovereignty. Rather than cooperating with unconstitutional federal agencies or globalist environmental mandates, states should uphold constitutional principles and resist policies that erode freedom and self-governance.
