West Virginia SB24 establishes the West Virginia Intrastate Energy Use Act, clarifying state authority over environmental regulation of coal, oil.

West Virginia SB24 creates the West Virginia Intrastate Energy Use Act, asserting the state's authority over environmental regulation of coal, oil, and natural gas extracted and used within West Virginia. This act designates that such regulation is exclusively managed by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. It emphasizes that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority to deny operational permits for these resources since they do not enter interstate commerce.

West Virginia SB24 establishes the West Virginia Intrastate Energy Use Act, clarifying state authority over environmental regulation of coal, oil.

West Virginia SB24 creates the West Virginia Intrastate Energy Use Act, asserting the state's authority over environmental regulation of coal, oil, and natural gas extracted and used within West Virginia. This act designates that such regulation is exclusively managed by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. It emphasizes that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lacks authority to deny operational permits for these resources since they do not enter interstate commerce.