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2022-07-01 Support for MVP FERC Certificate Extension PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION#2022-07-01 SUPPORT FOR MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE'S FERC CERTIFICATE EXTENSION At the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors' ("Board")Business Meeting held on July 19, 2022, the following Resolution was presented and adopted: WHEREAS, the Mountain Valley Pipeline ("MVP") is a proposed underground interstate natural gas pipeline that will span three hundred and three (303) miles from northwestern West Virginia to southern Virginia("Project'); and WHEREAS,currently,the total Project is nearly ninety-four percent(94%)complete,with all three (3) compression stations one hundred percent (100%) complete, ninety percent (90%) of all pipeline work complete, and more than fifty percent (50%) of full restoration of the right-of- way complete; and WHEREAS,Equitrans Midstream Corporation will operate the Project and it is anticipated that the Project will be fully operational in the second half of 2023; and WHEREAS, in 2017, and after three (3) years of review, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("Certificate") for the Project; and WHEREAS, FERC issued an extension of two (2) years in 2020 due to ongoing legal challenges that prevented the Project from being completed as originally scheduled; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2022, MVP requested an extension of its Certificate for four (4) years to provide predictability and stability about the status of the Project's central federal authorization while agencies work to finalize outstanding permits that will allow MVP to complete construction. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board does hereby fully support MVP's FERC Certificate extension for the following non-exhaustive reasons: • Completing the Project and fully restoring the right-of-way is the most effective way to prevent erosion and sediment control issues; • The Project's capacity if fully subscribed (meaning, it has all been purchased); • According to market analyses by Wood Mackenzie, global energy consultant, demand for natural gas pipeline transportation capacity in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic Regions support the Project; • Natural gas is the preferred fuel source of major manufacturers; • Once the Project is operational, it will generate approximately ten million dollars ($10,000,000)of new annual ad valorem tax revenue for Virginia localities along the route; • In the summer of 2018,approximately two thousand and five hundred(2,500)workers were employed on the Project's construction in Virginia, with roughly a third(1/3)of those being Virginia residents; • Once operational, the Project will generate up to one million and eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000)of new ad valorem taxes (property taxes) in Pittsylvania County; • The federal government has credited the increased use of natural gas and the declining use of coal as a major factor in the reduction in carbon emissions in the United States by more than eleven percent(11 %)between 2008 and 2017; and • The Project is being built using best practices and modern safety features, including 24/7 remote monitoring. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board does hereby authorize the Board Clerk, or designee, to submit this Resolution into the record under the public comment portion of the related pending Project FERC Certificate Extension Request Hearing. Given under my hand thisl9th day of July, 2022. 7-- fl Willi ngram (Chairman) --7. Pittsy ania County oard of Supervisors ti r, „�_____ ^ f Clare e C. Monday (Interi County Administrator) ` xfz.f Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors