Bill-DEP, Dam Safety
H. B. 2159
(By Delegates Gallagher, Douglas, Compton,
Linch, Faircloth and Riggs)
(Introduced January 23, 1995; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.)
A BILL to amend chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding
thereto a new article, designated article three-b, relating to
authorizing the division of environmental protection to
promulgate legislative rules relating to dam safety.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding
thereto a new article, designated article three-b, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 3B. AUTHORIZATION FOR BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENT TO PROMULGATE
LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-3B-1. Division of environmental protection.
The legislative rules filed in the state register on the fifteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four,
modified by the division of environmental protection to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and
refiled in the state register on the fourth day of January, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-five, relating to the division of
environmental protection (dam safety), are authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division
of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules
relating to dam safety.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.