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Senate Bill No. 485

(By Senators Kirkendoll, Beach, D. Hall, Miller, Snyder, Barnes, Stollings and Plymale)

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[Introduced February 4, 2014; referred to the Committee on Natural Resources; and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact §22-13-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting requirements under the Natural Streams Preservation Act; and exempting the Division of Highways under certain circumstances.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That §22-13-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 13. NATURAL STREAMS PRESERVATION ACT.

§22-13-7. When permits required; when permits not to be issued.

    (a) It is unlawful for any person, until the division's department’s permit therefor has been granted, to modify any protected stream or any part thereof of the stream. No A permit shall may not be issued unless the work proposed to be done under such the permit:

    (a) (1) Will not materially alter or affect the free-flowing characteristics of a substantial part of a protected stream or streams;

    (b) (2) Is necessary to prevent an undue hardship; and

    (c) (3) Meets with the approval of the director secretary.

    (b) The Department of Transportation's Division of Highways is not required to obtain a permit under this section when it is repairing or replacing damaged bridges and that repair or replacement requires the construction of temporary flow diversions in the stream that will not permanently materially alter or affect the free-flowing characteristics of a substantial part of the steam, so long as boat passage remains available during the entire period of bridge repair or replacement.



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    (NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to exempt the Division of Highways from the permitting requirements of the Natural Stream Preservation Act when it is building temporary construction access for bridge repair, so long as the construction does not impede or impair boat passage.


    Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.)

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