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WV SB1042
Bill
AI Summary
- Requires underground mine working faces where coal is being cut, mined, drilled for blasting, or loaded to be ventilated with a minimum of 3,000 cubic feet of air per minute
- Maintains existing requirement of at least 9,000 cubic feet of air per minute passing through the last open crosscut between intake and return in any pair or set of entries
- Specifies that active underground working places must have air containing at least 19.5% oxygen and no more than 0.50% carbon dioxide
- Updates statutory language by removing outdated references and modernizing terminology throughout the ventilation requirements section
Legislative Description
Relating to ventilation of underground mines
Energy
Last Action
To Governor 3/13/2026
3/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Energy and Public Works3/2/2026
Energy, Industry and Mining2/21/2026
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