WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2025 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 2275

By Delegate D. Smith

[Introduced February 12, 2025; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-8-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the transportation of hazardous wastes upon the roads and highways.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 8. Authorization for Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-8-1. Division of Highways.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 23, 2024, authorized under the authority of §22-18-7 of this code, relating to the Division of Highways (transportation of hazardous wastes upon the roads and highways, 157 CSR 07), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Highways to promulgate a legislative rule relating to transportation of hazardous wastes upon the roads and highways.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.