Allowing increased civil administrative penalties to be promulgated by legislative rules of by the Department of Environmental Protection

This bill increases the amounts that can be assessed of civil administrative penalties of the Department of Environmental Protection on individual or general construction stormwater West Virginia/National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits and General Water Pollution Control Permits for larger acreage permits.

Sponsors: Evan Hansen

ISSUES: Pure Water

CWV Position: Supports

Status: Introduced on 2/17/25 and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.