Strategic and Critical Resources Act

Summary

The bill defines a list of strategic and critical resources—including lithium, rare earth elements, and many other minerals—and gives West Virginia exclusive authority over their extraction and facility siting outside city limits. Local counties and municipalities cannot pass ordinances that restrict or regulate these activities, though they still enforce ordinary business licenses, taxes, and building codes. The Office of Energy must develop rules to implement the act.

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