WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 133

By Senator Sypolt

[Introduced February 11, 2021; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-3-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to control of air pollution from municipal solid waste landfills.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 3. Authorization for Department of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-3-1. Department of Environmental Protection.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 26, 2020, authorized under the authority of §22-5-4 of this code, relating to the Department of Environmental Protection (control of air pollution from municipal solid waste landfills, 45 CSR 23), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to control of air pollution from municipal solid waste landfills.

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