Urge Lawmakers to Pass Marcellus Shale Drilling Bill Out of Subcommittee Last month, the Joint Legislative Interim Judiciary Subcommittee A took no action on a draft bill establishing a new regulatory program for gas wells utilizing horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, because of the lack of a quorum. The subcommittee is slated to discuss this important bill this Monday January 10th at the last Interim committee meeting prior to the beginning of the regular Legislative Session on Wednesday January 12th. A preliminary reading of this draft legislation shows that it contains some good things and some not-so-good things, and unfortunately omits some needed controls altogether. Getting this bill out of the subcommittee is an important start, so that the full legislature will have a comprehensive draft bill to consider when they convene on January 12th. Please contact the members of Interim Judiciary Subcommittee A before they meet this Monday and urge them to pass this comprehensive draft legislation out of subcommittee and on to the full legislature for further consideration. It is imperative that a bill is passed as soon as possible outlining the details of gas drilling regulation due to the negative impacts of Marcellus shale fracturing. Urge them to attend and educate themselves on an issue that can’t wait—we are observing harmful pollution enter our surface water and air in addition to flagrant dredge and fill practices like those seen in Wetzel County (Check out _http://www.wetzelchronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/503953/Chesapeake-Face... (http://www.wetzelchronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/503953/Chesapeake-Face... -Of-Fines.html) ). Below is a list of Judiciary A Subcommittee members and their contact information. If you have friends or family that live within their districts please urge them to contact them as well. They will be home and much more accessible this week before the Interim session starts this coming Sunday, January 9th. You can also try to contact and leave messages for members at the Capitol using the Toll Free phone number: 1-877-565-3447. If you have any questions, please email Amanda Pitzer, Executive Director for Friends of the Cheat: _amanda@cheat.org_ (mailto:amanda@cheat.org) , or Duane Nichols, Co-Chair, WV/PA Monongahela Area Watersheds Compact. Thanks for your help!
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Judiciary A Subcommittee Senate Members
Senator Herb Snyder - Chair (D - Jefferson) District 16 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7957 Home Phone: (304)725-4529 E-mail: _herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov_ (mailto:herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov) Capitol Address: Room 217W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Clark S. Barnes (R - Randolph) District 15 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7973 Home Phone: not available; residence is Rt. 2, Box 12-C, Beverly, WV 26253 E-mail: _clark.barnes@wvsenate.gov_ (mailto:clark.barnes@wvsenate.gov) Capitol Address: Room 203W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator Richard Browning (D - Wyoming) District 9 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7807 Home Phone: (304) 682-4643 E-mail: _richardbrowning@verizon.net_ (mailto:richardbrowning@verizon.net)
Capitol Address: Room 204W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator Frank Deem (R - Wood) District 3 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7970 Home Phone: (304) 295-6593 E-mail: _fdeem@mail.wvnet.edu_ (mailto:fdeem@mail.wvnet.edu) Capitol Address: Room 217W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator Dan Foster (D - Kanawha) District 17 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7866 Home Phone: (304) 344-1060 E-mail: _daniel.foster@camc.org_ (mailto:daniel.foster@camc.org) Capitol Address: Room 223W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator Mike Hall (R - Putnam) District 4 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7901 Home Phone: (304) 757-8249 E-mail: _delegate200@hotmail.com_ (mailto:delegate200@hotmail.com) Capitol Address: Room 245M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator William R. Laird IV (D - Fayette) District 11 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7849 Home Phone: (304) 469-8055 E-mail: _william.laird@wvsenate.gov_ (mailto:william.laird@wvsenate.gov) Capitol Address: Room 229W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator Joseph M. Minard (D - Harrison) District 12 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7904 Home Phone: (304) 622-6488 E-mail: _joe.minard@wvsenate.gov_ (mailto:joe.minard@wvsenate.gov) Capitol Address: Room 206W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator Ron Stollings (D - Boone) District 7 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7939 Home Phone: (304) 369-6194 E-mail: _ron.stollings@verizon.net_ (mailto:ron.stollings@verizon.net) Capitol Address: Room 229W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator Jack Yost (D - Brooke) District 1 Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7984 Home Phone: (304) 737-2720 E-mail: _jack.yost@wvsenate.gov_ (mailto:jack.yost@wvsenate.gov) Capitol Address: Room 213W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Senator Jeffrey V. Kessler (D - Marshall) District 2 (Senate Judiciary Chairman, Ex Officio member of Subcommittee A) Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7880 Home Phone: (304) 843-1386 E-mail: _jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov_ (mailto:jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov) Capitol Address: Room 210W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Judiciary A Subcommittee House Members Delegate William R. Wooton - Chair (D - Raleigh) District 27 Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3164 Home Phone: (304) 252-5808 E-mail: _william.wooton@wvhouse.gov_ (mailto:william.wooton@wvhouse.gov) Capitol Address: Room 476M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Larry W. Barker (D - Boone) District 18 Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3149 Home Phone: (304) 369-3367 E-mail: _larry.barker@wvhouse.gov_ (mailto:larry.barker@wvhouse.gov) Capitol Address: Room 224E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Mike Caputo (D - Marion) District 43 Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3249 Home Phone: (304) 278-5419 E-mail: _mike.caputo@wvhouse.gov_ (mailto:mike.caputo@wvhouse.gov) Capitol Address: Room 246M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Michael T. Ferro (D - Marshall) District 04 Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3111 Home Phone: (304) 233-4729 E-mail: _mike.ferro@wvhouse.gov_ (mailto:mike.ferro@wvhouse.gov) Capitol Address: Room 222E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Mike Ross (D - Randolph) District 37 Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3145 Home Phone: (304) 636-4398 E-mail: _mike.ross@wvhouse.gov_ (mailto:mike.ross@wvhouse.gov) Capitol Address: Room 224E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Robert A. Schadler (R - Mineral) District 49 Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3191 Home Phone: (304) 788-4024 E-mail: _rschadler@comcast.net_ (mailto:rschadler@comcast.net) Capitol Address: Room 6R, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Patti Eagloski Schoen (R - Putnam) District 14 Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3141 Home Phone: (304) 415-0411 E-mail: _pschoen@mail.wvnet.edu_ (mailto:pschoen@mail.wvnet.edu) Capitol Address: Room 150R, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Danny Wells (D - Kanawha) District 30 Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3287 Home Phone: (304) 542-0284 E-mail: _danny.wells@wvhouse.gov_ (mailto:danny.wells@wvhouse.gov) Capitol Address: Room 208E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Tim Manchin (D - Marion) District 43 - Nonvoting member Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3166 Home Phone: (304) 363-5613 E-mail: _tmanchin@manchin-aloi.com_ (mailto:tmanchin@manchin-aloi.com) Capitol Address: Room 212E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305 Delegate Tim Miley (D - Harrison) District 41 (House Judiciary Chairman, Ex Officio member of Subcommittee A) Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3252 Home Phone: (304) 848-0102 E-mail: _tim.miley@wvhouse.gov_ (mailto:tim.miley@wvhouse.gov) Capitol Address: Room 418M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
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-Jonathan
On 1/7/2011 6:38 PM, Duane330@aol.com wrote:
*_Urge Lawmakers to /Pass Marcellus Shale /_*
*_/Drilling Bill Out of Subcommittee/_*
Last month, the Joint Legislative Interim Judiciary Subcommittee A took no action on a draft bill establishing a new regulatory program for gas wells utilizing horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, *because of the lack of a quorum*.
The subcommittee is slated to discuss this important bill this Monday January 10^th at the last Interim committee meeting prior to the beginning of the regular Legislative Session on Wednesday January 12^th . A preliminary reading of this draft legislation shows that it contains some good things and some not-so-good things, and unfortunately omits some needed controls altogether.
*_Getting this bill out of the subcommittee is an important start_,* so that the full legislature will have a comprehensive draft bill to consider when they convene on January 12th.
*Please contact the members of Interim Judiciary Subcommittee A before they meet this Monday* *and* *urge them to pass this comprehensive draft legislation out of subcommittee and on to the full legislature for further consideration*.It is imperative that a bill is passed as soon as possible outlining the details of gas drilling regulation *_due to the negative impacts of Marcellus shale fracturing_*_._Urge them to attend and educate themselves on an issue that can’t wait—we are observing harmful pollution enter our surface water and air in addition to flagrant dredge and fill practices like those seen in Wetzel County (Check out http://www.wetzelchronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/503953/Chesapeake-Face...).
*B**elow is a list of Judiciary A Subcommittee members and their contact information.*If you have friends or family that live within their districts please urge them to contact them as well. They will be home and much more accessible this week before the Interim session starts this coming Sunday, January 9th.You can also try to contact and leave messages for members at the Capitol using the Toll Free phone number: 1-877-565-3447.
If you have any questions, please email Amanda Pitzer, Executive Director for Friends of the Cheat: amanda@cheat.org, or Duane Nichols, Co-Chair, WV/PA Monongahela Area Watersheds Compact.
Thanks for your help!
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*Judiciary A Subcommittee Senate Members*
Senator Herb Snyder - Chair (D - Jefferson) District 16
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7957
Home Phone: (304)725-4529
E-mail: herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov mailto:herb.snyder@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Address: Room 217W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Clark S. Barnes (R - Randolph) District 15
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7973
Home Phone: not available; residence is Rt. 2, Box 12-C, Beverly, WV 26253
E-mail: clark.barnes@wvsenate.gov mailto:clark.barnes@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Address: Room 203W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Richard Browning (D - Wyoming) District 9
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7807
Home Phone: (304) 682-4643
E-mail: richardbrowning@verizon.net mailto:richardbrowning@verizon.net
Capitol Address: Room 204W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Frank Deem (R - Wood) District 3
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7970
Home Phone: (304) 295-6593
E-mail: fdeem@mail.wvnet.edu mailto:fdeem@mail.wvnet.edu
Capitol Address: Room 217W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Dan Foster (D - Kanawha) District 17
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7866
Home Phone: (304) 344-1060
E-mail: daniel.foster@camc.org mailto:daniel.foster@camc.org
Capitol Address: Room 223W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Mike Hall (R - Putnam) District 4
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7901
Home Phone: (304) 757-8249
E-mail: delegate200@hotmail.com mailto:delegate200@hotmail.com
Capitol Address: Room 245M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator William R. Laird IV (D - Fayette) District 11
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7849
Home Phone: (304) 469-8055
E-mail: william.laird@wvsenate.gov mailto:william.laird@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Address: Room 229W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Joseph M. Minard (D - Harrison) District 12
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7904
Home Phone: (304) 622-6488
E-mail: joe.minard@wvsenate.gov mailto:joe.minard@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Address: Room 206W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Ron Stollings (D - Boone) District 7
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7939
Home Phone: (304) 369-6194
E-mail: ron.stollings@verizon.net mailto:ron.stollings@verizon.net
Capitol Address: Room 229W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Jack Yost (D - Brooke) District 1
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7984
Home Phone: (304) 737-2720
E-mail: jack.yost@wvsenate.gov mailto:jack.yost@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Address: Room 213W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Senator Jeffrey V. Kessler (D - Marshall) District 2
(Senate Judiciary Chairman, Ex Officio member of Subcommittee A)
Capitol Phone: (304) 357-7880
Home Phone: (304) 843-1386
E-mail: jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov mailto:jeff.kessler@wvsenate.gov
Capitol Address: Room 210W, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
*Judiciary A Subcommittee House Members*
Delegate William R. Wooton - Chair (D - Raleigh) District 27
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3164
Home Phone: (304) 252-5808
E-mail: william.wooton@wvhouse.gov mailto:william.wooton@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Address: Room 476M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Larry W. Barker (D - Boone) District 18
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3149
Home Phone: (304) 369-3367
E-mail: larry.barker@wvhouse.gov mailto:larry.barker@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Address: Room 224E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Mike Caputo (D - Marion) District 43
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3249
Home Phone: (304) 278-5419
E-mail: mike.caputo@wvhouse.gov mailto:mike.caputo@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Address: Room 246M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Michael T. Ferro (D - Marshall) District 04
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3111
Home Phone: (304) 233-4729
E-mail: mike.ferro@wvhouse.gov mailto:mike.ferro@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Address: Room 222E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Mike Ross (D - Randolph) District 37
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3145
Home Phone: (304) 636-4398
E-mail: mike.ross@wvhouse.gov mailto:mike.ross@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Address: Room 224E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Robert A. Schadler (R - Mineral) District 49
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3191
Home Phone: (304) 788-4024
E-mail: rschadler@comcast.net mailto:rschadler@comcast.net
Capitol Address: Room 6R, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Patti Eagloski Schoen (R - Putnam) District 14
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3141
Home Phone: (304) 415-0411
E-mail: pschoen@mail.wvnet.edu mailto:pschoen@mail.wvnet.edu
Capitol Address: Room 150R, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Danny Wells (D - Kanawha) District 30
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3287
Home Phone: (304) 542-0284
E-mail: danny.wells@wvhouse.gov mailto:danny.wells@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Address: Room 208E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Tim Manchin (D - Marion) District 43 - Nonvoting member
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3166
Home Phone: (304) 363-5613
E-mail: tmanchin@manchin-aloi.com mailto:tmanchin@manchin-aloi.com
Capitol Address: Room 212E, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
Delegate Tim Miley (D - Harrison) District 41
(House Judiciary Chairman, Ex Officio member of Subcommittee A)
Capitol Phone: (304) 340-3252
Home Phone: (304) 848-0102
E-mail: tim.miley@wvhouse.gov mailto:tim.miley@wvhouse.gov
Capitol Address: Room 418M, Building 1, State Capitol Complex, Charleston, WV 25305
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