WV Legislature Votes to Keep Flawed O&G Valuation Formula in Perpetuity

Members of the Wet Virginia State Senate voted on Friday to permanently retain a flawed oil and gas well valuation formula. The Senate vote comes after the House had previously voted to do the same thing (see WV’s Botched NatGas Property Tax Gets Messier with House Vote). The formula used has been the cause of unending confusion and problems in the state for two years (see WV NatGas Property Tax Rule Still a Mess, 303 Cases Appealed). Also, due to an error in calculating the confusing formula, shale counties in the state have lost out on millions in tax revenues (see NatGas WV Property Tax Mistake a Hot Mess – Counties Out Millions). Yet legislators, promising to "fix" the formula next year, voted to keep the current formula in place (that would have been sunsetted in 2025).

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