HB5039

Fueling Modern Life

Introduced·2/2/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5039 establishes the Fueling Modern Life Act, declaring carbon dioxide beneficial and opposing its reduction.

West Virginia HB5039, the Fueling Modern Life Act, declares carbon dioxide a beneficial nutrient necessary for life and opposes any reduction efforts. The bill repeals existing air pollution control provisions and establishes new state policy emphasizing carbon dioxide's role in supporting plant growth and economic activity. It asserts that carbon dioxide should not be treated as a pollutant and that the state should support carbon-based fuel use.

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Current
Energy and Public Works Committee
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Committee decision

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History

Feb 2

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 2

House

To Energy and Public Works

Feb 2

House

Introduced in House