Introduced Version
House Bill 2111 History
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H. B. 2111
(By Delegate Manypenny)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic
Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §22-5-20, relating to
employing best available control technology, as defined in the
West Virginia Code of State Rules, to control air pollution
from all stationary equipment associated with the natural gas
industry; and rulemaking.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §22-5-20, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 5. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL.
§22-5-20. Emissions from stationary equipment in gas production.
_____(a) The Legislature finds that:
_____(1) The combined air pollution emitted from the numerous pieces of stationary equipment engaged in unconventional natural
gas production, processing and transmission pose a threat to the
West Virginia public and the environment; and
_____(2) The existing air pollution regulatory scheme fails to
adequately address emissions from these sources.
_____(b) Best available control technology, as defined in W.Va.CSR
§45-14-2.12 and W.Va. CSR §45-19-2.11, shall be employed to control
air pollution from all stationary equipment associated with natural
gas production, processing and transmission.
_____(c) The secretary shall propose rules for legislative approval
in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-
nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this section.
_____(d) The requirements of this section do not alter or
interfere with the West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protections's or the secretary's duties or obligations contained in
federal requirements or West Virginia's state implementation plan.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that best
available control technology be employed to control air pollution
from all stationary equipment associated with the natural gas
industry and to promulgate rules towards this end.
§22-5-20 is new; therefore, it has been completely
underscored.