HB2579 S JUDICIARY AMT

LAZELL 7873

    The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

    Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2579--A Bill to amend and reenact §22-11-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to protecting state waters; providing legislative findings; acknowledging the scientific uncertainty regarding the applicability of the current selenium standard in this state; directing the secretary to develop an implementation plan within certain time period for selenium discharges in certain situations; requiring certain minimum requirements in implementation plan; requiring secretary to promulgate legislative rule within certain time period which establishes a state-specific selenium standard; requiring secretary to submit state-specific selenium standard to EPA administrator; and directing secretary to consult with and solicit research and data from certain groups in developing selenium standard.

Adopted

Rejected