Senate Bill No. 345
(By Senators Ross, Minard,
Snyder, Unger, Boley and Minear)
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[Introduced January 30, 2004; referred to the
Committee on
Economic Development; and then to the Committee on the
Judiciary.]
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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 requirements for determining
conformity of transportation plans, programs and projects
developed, funded or approved under Title 23 U. S. C. or the
federal transit laws applicable air quality implementation
plans (transportation conformity).
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. Division of environmental protection.
The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
thirtieth day of July, two thousand three, authorized under the
authority of section four, article five, chapter twenty-two, of
this code, relating to the division of environmental protection
(requirements for determining conformity of transportation plans,
programs and projects developed, funded or approved under Title 23
U.S.C. or the federal transit laws applicable air quality
implementation plans (transportation conformity), 45 CSR 36), is
authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of
Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating
to Requirements for Determining Conformity of Transportation Plans,
Programs and Projects Developed, Funded or Approved under Title 23
U.S.C. or the Federal Transit Laws Applicable Air Quality
Implementation Plans (Transportation Conformity).
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.