Relating to preliminary planning for future electric substations near industrial parks on certain high voltage transmission lines

Added a requirement that all cost recovery for site preparation work performed under the bill must not be borne by any West Virginia residential ratepayer.

Removed website navigation menus, headers, and footer text that were mixed into the original bill text.

Deleted a specific exemption clause that previously allowed substations within a 40-mile segment to be excluded from reporting if another substation already existed in that segment.

Consolidated the bill into a single continuous text block, removing line numbers and page breaks to improve readability.

Added two new subsections: one allowing utilities to defer certain future compliance costs and another requiring the Public Service Commission to make explicit findings on route proximity and alternatives.

The definition of the target location changed from a general 'industrial park' to a specific 'business ready site' certified by the Secretary of Commerce.

The mandate requiring the construction of a substation was removed and replaced with a requirement to submit a detailed report and perform site preparation work.

The requirement for the Public Service Commission to select a specific substation location based on economic impact was replaced with a requirement to evaluate the utility's proposed site preparation work.

New provisions were added to allow utilities to recover the costs of site preparation through utility rates, while explicitly ensuring residential ratepayers do not bear these costs.

Exemptions were updated to rely on the distance between business ready sites rather than a fixed 20-mile border-to-border limit for the entire transmission line.