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WV HB4696
WV HB4696Authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit funds granted pursuant to federal programs
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Introduced
01/21/2026
01/21/2026
In Committee
02/16/2026
02/16/2026
Crossed Over
02/05/2026
02/05/2026
Passed
02/19/2026
02/19/2026
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend and reenact §22-2-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit grant money available pursuant to federal programs into certain funds; authorizing the deposit of federal money from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the federal Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act into the state Acid Mind Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund and the state Reclamation and Restoration Fund; and authorizing generally any other federal abandoned mine land reclamation money to be deposited into any other state abandoned mine land reclamation fund established under state law.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to deposit funds received from specific federal programs into designated state funds. Specifically, it allows money granted under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the federal Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act to be placed into the state's Acid Mine Drainage Abatement and Treatment Fund and the state's Reclamation and Restoration Fund. Furthermore, the bill broadly permits any other federal abandoned mine land reclamation money to be deposited into any other state fund established for abandoned mine land reclamation. This aims to streamline the process of using federal grants for environmental cleanup and restoration efforts related to past coal mining operations.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (9)
Bill Anderson (R)*,
Geno Chiarelli (R),
Jeff Eldridge (R),
Bob Fehrenbacher (R),
Josh Holstein (R),
Clay Riley (R),
Chuck Sheedy (R),
George Street (R),
Mark Zatezalo (R),
Last Action
To Governor 2/23/2026 (on 02/26/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4696&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill |
| BillText | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4696%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4696 |
| hb4696 hfat anderson 2-3 adopted | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb4696%20hfat%20anderson%202-3%20adopted.htm |
| BillText | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4696%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4696 |
| hb4696 hfat anderson 2-3 | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/hb4696%20hfat%20anderson%202-3.htm |
| Fiscal Note - Environmental Protection, Department of | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=954602975 |
| BillText | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4696%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=4696 |
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