35 CSR 3
H. B. 4145
(By Delegates Mahan, Palumbo, Cann, Pino and
Overington)
[Introduced January 27, 2006; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact article 3, chapter 64 of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the
Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a
legislative rule relating to coalbed methane wells.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article 3, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT TO
PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-3-1. Department of Environmental Protection.
The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand five, authorized under the
authority of section four, article twenty-one, chapter twenty-two,
of this code, relating to the Department of Environmental
Protection (coalbed methane wells, 35 CSR 3), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department
of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule
relating to Coalbed Methane Wells.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.