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WV HB3432
Bill
Status
3/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Kelly
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AI Summary
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Transfers investigative authority for industrial facility emergency events and well/pipeline incidents from the Division of Emergency Management to the Department of Environmental Protection
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Shifts responsibility for imposing and collecting civil penalties from the Director of Emergency Management to the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection
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Maintains civil penalty of up to $100,000 for industrial facilities failing to report emergency events within 15 minutes, and $2,500 to $50,000 for pipeline/well operators failing to provide timely notice
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Requires all civil penalties collected to be deposited into the Hazardous Waste Emergency Response Fund established under §22-19-3
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Changes appeals for civil administrative penalties from Kanawha County Circuit Court to the Intermediate Court of Appeals
Legislative Description
Revising the statutes to clarify and separate duties identified in the code between the Division of Emergency Management and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Public Safety
Last Action
On 2nd reading, House Calendar
4/1/2025