West Virginia § 22-36-7 - 22-36-7. Environmental review of funded projects.
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§ 22-36-7. 22-36-7. Environmental review of funded projects.
(a) The Department of Environmental Protection shall conduct an environmental review on each project funded under this article. The Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection shall promulgate legislative rules in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq . of this code to implement the environmental review of funded projects: Provided , That the rules shall be consistent with the regulations promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f through § 300j-27, inclusive, as amended.
(b) The Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection is authorized to direct a local entity, or its agent, to implement all measures that, in the judgment of the secretary, are necessary in order to mitigate or prevent adverse impacts to the public health, safety, or welfare or to the environment that may result from a project funded under this article. The secretary is further authorized to require all projects to comply with all other appropriate federal laws and regulations that are required of the projects under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300f through § 300j-27, inclusive, as amended.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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