Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bulletin_Board/2006/RS/h_journal/hdj2006-1-23-13.htm
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The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Friday, January 20, 2006, being the first order of business, when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.
Unanimous consent having been obtained, Delegate Hrutkay addressed the House regarding the Logan County mine tragedy, the mining industry and safety issues.
At the conclusion of her remarks, the Members arose in ovation.
Delegate Duke then asked and obtained unanimous consent that the foregoing remarks delivered by Delegate Hrutkay be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
The Speaker called Delegate Pino to the Chair and then took his place on the Floor of the House. He then asked and obtained unanimous consent to address the House, during which remarks he spoke of recent newspaper coverage of his residency and other matters, and at the conclusion of his remarks, the Members also stood in ovation.
Delegate Mahan then asked and obtained unanimous consent that the Speaker's remarks be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At 1:52 p.m., on motion of Delegate Staton, the House of Delegates recessed until 4:00 p.m., and reconvened at that time.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 247 - "A Bill to repeal §22A-2-69 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §15-5B-1, §15-5B-2, §15-5B-3, §15-5B-4 and §15-5B-5; to amend and reenact §22A-2-55 and §22A-2-66 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-6-14, all relating to mine and industrial emergencies; creating the Mine and Industrial Accident Rapid Response System; providing requirements for protective equipment in underground mines; providing for criminal penalties for the unauthorized removal of or tampering with certain protective equipment; defining certain terms; providing for notification requirements in the event of an accident in or about any mine and imposing a civil administrative penalty for the failure to comply with such notification requirements; providing rule-making authority; and clarifying the responsibilities of county answering points."
At the respective requests of Delegate Staton, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 247) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 24), and there were--yeas 92, nays none, absent and not voting 8, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent And Not Voting: Canterbury, DeLong, Ferrell, Manchin, Michael, Thompson, Ron, Varner and Webster.
Unanimous consent having been obtained, further action on the bill was then postponed temporarily.
S. B. 211 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-13A-37 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuing the West Virginia Board of Professional Surveyors"; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
S. B. 212 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-4-30 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuing the West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners"; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
S. B. 213 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10D-8, relating to continuing the West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board"; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
S. B. 214 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-40-28 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuing the West Virginia Real Estate Commission"; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
S. B. 215 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-31-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuing the West Virginia Board of Examiners in Counseling"; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
S. B. 216 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §29-20-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuing the West Virginia Women's Commission"; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
S. B. 217 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-14-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuing the West Virginia Board of Osteopathy"; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
S. B. 218 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §4-8-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuing the West Virginia Capitol Building Commission"; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Delegates Frich, Anderson, Argento, Blair, Border, Eldridge, Frederick, Lane, Porter, Stevens and Tansill:
H. J. R. 102 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending article three thereof, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-three, relating to defining what constitutes a valid and recognized marriage in this state; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
H. B. 4070 - "A Bill to amend and reenact º22-18-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the required disclosure, in deeds and leases of real property, of the previous existence of a crystal methamphetamine laboratory"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H. B. 4071 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §17A-13-1, §17A-13-2, §17A-13-3, §17A-13-4 and §17A-13-5, all relating to regulating the use of automobile event data recorders"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Talbott, Crosier, Stemple, Eldridge, Hamilton, Poling, Argento and Paxton:
H. B. 4072 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §19-20-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting a person not the owner of a registered dog from removing tags, collars or apparel from a registered dog, or turning off a radio transmitting collar without the permission of the owner; and creating penalties"; to the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
H. B. 4073 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-2-14g, relating to establishing the crime of trafficking of persons; and penalty"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H. B. 4074 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-3-13a, relating to prohibiting a radiologist from performing a second reading of an X ray without written authorization from the patient when the X ray has already been read and treatment rendered by the primary physician"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Michael, Doyle, Kominar, Cann, H. White, Proudfoot, Stalnaker, Hall, Ashley, Carmichael and G. White:
H. B. 4075 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §59-1-28a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the dedication of moneys to the Regional Jail Partial Reimbursement Fund"; to the Committee on Finance.
H. B. 4076 - "A Bill to repeal §22A-2-69 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §15-5B-1, §15-5B-2, §15-5B-3, §15-5B-4 and §15-5B-5; and to amend and reenact §22A-2-55 and §22A-2-66 of said code, all relating to mine and industrial emergencies; creating the Mine and Industrial Accident Rapid Response System; providing requirements for protective equipment in underground mines; providing for criminal penalties for the unauthorized removal of or tampering with certain protective equipment; providing for notification requirements in the event of an accident in or about any mine and imposing a civil administrative penalty for the failure to comply with such notification requirements"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2945, Relating to solicitation of water samples by persons or private entities and providing information identifying the name of the company making the solicitation; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
Delegate Blair requested to be excused from voting on the passage of Com. Sub. for H. B. 2945 under the provisions of House Rule 49, stating that he stood to benefit directly by the passage thereof.
The Speaker consulted with the Clerk and replied to the request, stating that Delegate Blair was a member of a class of persons possibly to be affected by the passage of the bill and that he demonstrated he may have direct personal as well as pecuniary interest therein and excused Delegate Blair from voting thereon.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 25), and there were--yeas 92, nays none, excused from voting 1, absent and not voting 7, with the nays, excused from voting and absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent And Not Voting: Canterbury, DeLong, Ferrell, Manchin, Michael, Ron Thompson and Varner.
H. B. 4019, Relating to the preparation and distribution of a digest or summary of the budget bill; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was, on motion of Delegate Staton laid over one day.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4021, Relating to a pilot program authorizing participating health care clinics and private medical practitioners to provide primary and preventive health services for a prepaid fee; on first reading, coming up in regular order, was read a first time and ordered to second reading.
At the request of Delegate Staton, and by unanimous consent, leaves of absence for the day were granted Delegates Carmichael, DeLong, Ferrell, Manchin, Michael, Ron Thompson, Varner and Webster.
Having been postponed in earlier proceedings, Com. Sub. for S. B. 247, Creating Mine and Industrial Accident Rapid Response System, was taken up for further consideration.
The Clerk reported an amendment, offered by Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, which was adopted and amended the bill page two, by striking out everything following the enacting section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
(a) The Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, working in conjunction with the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, shall maintain the Mine and Industrial Accident Emergency Operations Center, which shall be the official and primary state government twenty-four hour a day communications center for dealing with mine and industrial accidents.
(b) Upon the receipt of an emergency call regarding any accident, as defined in section sixty- six, article two, chapter twenty-two-a of this code, in or about any mine, the emergency operations center shall immediately notify:
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve an operator, as defined in section two, article one, chapter twenty-two-a of this code, from any reporting or notification obligation under federal law.
The Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management shall propose emergency and legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code regarding the implementation and administration of the Mine and Industrial Accident Rapid Response System. The requirements of this article enacted during the regular session of the Legislature in January, two thousand six, shall not be implemented until the emergency rule authorized herein has been approved.
(b) Employees engaged in haulage operations and all other persons employed around moving equipment on the surface and underground shall wear snug-fitting clothing. (c) Protective gloves shall be worn when material which may injure hands is handled, but gloves with gauntleted cuffs shall not be worn around moving equipment. (d) Safety hats and safety-toed shoes shall be worn by all persons while in or around a mine: Provided, That metatarsal guards shall are not be required to be worn by persons when working in those areas of underground mine workings which average less than forty-eight inches in height as measured from the floor to the roof of the underground mine workings. (e) Approved eye protection shall be worn by all persons while being transported in open- type man trips. (f)(1) A self-contained self-rescue device approved by the Director shall be worn by each person underground or kept within his immediate reach and such the device shall be provided by the operator. The self-contained self-rescue device shall be adequate to protect such a miner for one hour or longer. Each operator shall train each miner in the use of such device and refresher training courses for all underground employees shall be held during each calendar year.
(2) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the operator shall also provide caches of additional self-contained self-rescue devices throughout the mine in accordance with a plan approved by the director. Each additional self-contained self-rescue device shall be adequate to protect a miner for one hour or longer. The total number of additional self- contained self-rescue devices, the total number of storage caches and the placement of each cache throughout the mine shall be established by rule pursuant to subsection (i) of this section. Intrinsically safe battery-powered strobe lights shall be affixed to each cache and shall be capable of automatic activation in the event of an emergency. A luminescent sign with the words 'SELF- CONTAINED SELF-RESCUER' or 'SELF-CONTAINED SELF-RESCUERS' shall be conspicuously posted at each cache and luminescent direction signs shall be posted leading to each cache. Lifeline cords or other similar device, with reflective material at 25-foot intervals, shall be attached to each cache from the last open crosscut to the surface. The operator shall conduct weekly inspections of each cache, the affixed strobe lights and each lifeline cord or other similar device to ensure operability.
(3) Any person that, without the authorization of the operator or the director, knowingly removes or attempts to remove any self-contained self-rescue device or battery-powered strobe light from the mine or mine site with the intent to permanently deprive the operator of the device or light or knowingly tampers with or attempts to tamper with such device or light shall be deemed guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one year nor more than ten years or fined not less than ten thousand dollars nor more than one hundred thousand dollars, or both.
(1) The death of an individual at a mine; (2) An injury to an individual at a mine which has a reasonable potential to cause death; (3) The entrapment of an individual; (4) The unplanned inundation of a mine by a liquid or gas;(5) The unplanned ignition or explosion of gas or dust; (6) The unplanned ignition or explosion of a blasting agent or an explosive; (7) An unplanned fire in or about a mine not extinguished within five minutes of ignition; (8) An unplanned roof fall at or above the anchorage zone in active workings where roof bolts are in use or an unplanned roof or rib fall in active workings that impairs ventilation or impedes passage; (9) A coal or rock outburst that causes withdrawal of miners or which disrupts regular mining activity for more than one hour; (10) An unstable condition at an impoundment, refuse pile or culm bank which requires emergency action in order to prevent failure, or which causes individuals to evacuate an area, or the failure of an impoundment, refuse pile or culm bank; (11) Damage to hoisting equipment in a shaft or slope which endangers an individual or which interferes with use of the equipment for more than thirty minutes; and (12) An event at a mine which causes death or bodily injury to an individual not at the mine at the time the event occurs.
(b) Whenever by reason of any explosion or other any accident occurs in or about any coal mine or the machinery connected therewith, loss of life, or serious personal injury occurs, it is the duty of the superintendent of the mine, and in his or her absence, operator or the mine foreman in charge of the mine to give immediate notice, within fifteen minutes of ascertaining the occurrence of an accident, to the director and the inspector of the district Mine and Industrial Accident Emergency Operations Center at the statewide telephone number established by the Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management pursuant to the provisions of article five-b, chapter fifteen of this code stating the particulars of such the accident: Provided, That the operator or the mine foreman in charge of the mine may comply with this notice requirement by immediately providing notice to the appropriate local organization for emergency services as defined in section eight, article five of said chapter, or the appropriate local emergency telephone system operator as defined in article six, chapter twenty-four of this code: Provided, however, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve the operator from any reporting or notification requirement under federal law.
(c) The Director of Miners Health, Safety and Training shall impose, pursuant to rules authorized in this section, a civil administrative penalty of one hundred thousand dollars on the operator if it is determined that the operator or the mine foremen in charge of the mine failed to give immediate notice as required in this section: Provided, That the director may waive imposition of the civil administrative penalty at any time if he or she finds that the failure to give immediate notice was caused by circumstances wholly outside the control of the operator.
Each county answering point that receives a call reporting an accident in or about any mine shall immediately route the call to the Mine and Industrial Accident Emergency Operations Center created pursuant to section two, article five-a, chapter fifteen of this code."
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 27), and there were--yeas 93, nays none, absent and not voting 7, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 28), and there were--yeas 93, nays none, absent and not voting 7, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Delegate Armstead announced that he was absent on Friday, January 20, 2006, when the votes were taken on Roll Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 23, and that had he been present, he would have voted "Yea" on Roll Nos. 20 and 21, and "Nay" on Roll Nos. 22 and 23.
Delegate Butcher announced that he was also absent on Friday, January 20, 2006, when the votes were taken on Roll Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 23, and that had he been present, he would have voted "Nay" on Roll Nos. 20 and 21, and "Yea" on Roll Nos. 22 and 23.
Delegate Ashley asked and obtained unanimous consent that the remarks of Delegates Stevens, Trump and Porter concerning the passage of Com. Sub. for S. B. 247 be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Delegate Longstreth then asked and obtained unanimous consent that the remarks of Delegates Caputo and Butcher concerning the passage of Com. Sub. for S. B. 247 be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Delegate Hamilton next asked and obtained unanimous consent that the remarks of Delegate Poling regarding the passage of Com. Sub. for S. B. 247 be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Delegate Trump asked and obtained unanimous consent that the remarks of Delegate Staton regarding the passage of Com. Sub. for S. B. 247 be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At 6:31 p.m., on motion of Delegate Staton, the House of Delegates recessed until 6:50 p.m., and reconvened at that time.