HB2860 HJUD AMT 3-17
H. B. 2860 -- "A Bill to amend and reenact §22-11-4, §22-11-
22, §22-11-24 and §22-11-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article,
designated §22-11A-1, §22-11A-2, §22-11A-3, §22-11A-4, §22-11A-5,
§22-11A-6, §22-11A-7, §22-11A-8 and §22-11A-9; and to amend said
code by adding thereto a new section, designated §36-1-22, all
relating to regulating the sequestration and storage of carbon
dioxide; providing for powers and duties of the Department of
Environmental Protection; providing for civil penalties and
injunctive relief; providing for criminal penalties; providing for
civil liability; setting forth legislative findings; defining
terms; specifying powers and duties; specifying carbon dioxide
permitting requirements; establishing a working group to study and
make recommendations regarding carbon dioxide sequestration;
authorizing the promulgation of legislative rules; and providing
for ownership of pore space underlying the surface of the lands and
waters of this state."