WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has issued a rule called: West Virginia Regulatory Program.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on July 28 by Ben Owens, Acting Regional Director, Interior Regions 1 & 2.
Summary: We, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are approving an amendment to the West Virginia regulatory program under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA or the Act). The amendment revises the West Virginia Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Act (WVSCMRA) as contained in House Bill 4758 of 2022. The revisions require the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) to develop and maintain a database to track r...