WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2394

By Delegate Foster

[Introduced February 13, 2021; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-10-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to rule governing the submission and approval of a comprehensive mine safety program for coal mining operations in the State of West Virginia.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 10. Authorization for Department of commerce to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-10-1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 19, 2020, authorized under the authority of §22A-1-6 of this code, relating to the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training (rule governing the submission and approval of a comprehensive mine safety program for coal mining operations in the State of West Virginia, 56 CSR 08), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to rule governing the submission and approval of a comprehensive mine safety program for coal mining operations in the State of West Virginia.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.