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Relating to authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the state of West Virginia.

Relating to authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the state of West Virginia.

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Smith, D.
Last action
2026-01-14
Official status
H To House Energy and Public Works 01/14/26
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Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-14 H

    To House Energy and Public Works

  2. 2026-01-14 H

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-01-14 H

    To Energy and Public Works

  4. 2026-01-14 H

    Filed for introduction

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Relating to authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the state of West Virginia.

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West Virginia Legislature
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4326
BY: Delegate H. Smith
{Introduced; Referred
To the Committee on]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-10-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the state of West Virginia.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 10. Authorization for Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-10-1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on September 24, 2024, authorized under the authority of §22A-1-6 of this code, relating to the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training (the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the state of West Virginia,
56 CSR 08
), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the state of West Virginia.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.

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