West Virginia HB4696 authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit federal funds into the state's Abandoned Land Reclamation Fund.

West Virginia HB4696 amends the Abandoned Mines Lands and Reclamation Act to allow the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit funds granted under federal programs, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act, into the state's Abandoned Land Reclamation Fund. The fund is used for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources affected by past coal surface-mining operations, including sealing abandoned mine entries, preventing water pollution, and restoring degraded land.

West Virginia HB4696 authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit federal funds into the state's Abandoned Land Reclamation Fund.

West Virginia HB4696 amends the Abandoned Mines Lands and Reclamation Act to allow the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit funds granted under federal programs, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act, into the state's Abandoned Land Reclamation Fund. The fund is used for the reclamation and restoration of land and water resources affected by past coal surface-mining operations, including sealing abandoned mine entries, preventing water pollution, and restoring degraded land.