HB4049 S GOV AM #1

Morton 7992

    The Committee on Government Organization moved to amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

ARTICLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

§22-1-7. Offices and divisions within department.

    Consistent with the provisions of this article, the secretary shall, at a minimum, maintain the following offices and divisions within the division department:

    (1) The Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation, which is charged, at a minimum, with administering and enforcing, under the supervision of the director secretary, the provisions of article two of this chapter;

    (2) The Division of Mining and Reclamation, which is charged, at a minimum, with administering and enforcing, under the supervision of the director secretary, the provisions of articles three and four of this chapter;

    (3) The Division of Air Quality, which is charged, at a minimum, with administering and enforcing, under the supervision of the director secretary, the provisions of article five of this chapter;

    (4) The Office of Oil and Gas, which is charged, at a minimum, with administering and enforcing, under the supervision of the director secretary, the provisions of articles six, seven, eight, nine and ten of this chapter;

    (5) The Division of Water and Waste Management, which is charged, at a minimum, with administering and enforcing, under the supervision of the director secretary, the provisions of articles eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and twenty of this chapter; and

    (6) The Office of Explosives and Blasting, which is charged, at a minimum, with administering and enforcing, under the supervision of the director secretary, the provisions of article three-a of this chapter; and

    (7) The Office of Internal Auditing, which is charged, at a minimum, with conducting financial audits and analyzing the internal controls of the department, under the supervision of the secretary. The office shall have an auditor, appointed by the secretary, with at least five years of experience conducting financial audits on governmental agencies, and other necessary support staff.

Adopted

Rejected