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HB4805 • 2026
Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes
Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes
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2026-01-26
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To House Energy and Public Works
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2026-01-26
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Introduced in House
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2026-01-26
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To Energy and Public Works
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2026-01-26
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Filed for introduction
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Relating to environmental clean-up for motor vehicle crashes
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION
FISCAL NOTE
Introduced
House Bill 4805
By Delegate Pinson
[Introduced January 26, 2026; referred to the Committee on Energy and Public Works]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §17C-4-18, relating to providing for environmental cleanup for motor vehicle crashes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 4. accidents.
§17C-4-18. Environmental cleanup for crashes.
(a) In the event of a motor vehicle crash, or any other environmental hazard, any first responder who arrives on the scene may notify the public safety answering point (PAP) and request a West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") approved, environmental cleanup company to respond to the scene, in the event of hazardous materials being released into the environment.
(b) Should a first responder contact a DEP approved, environmental cleanup company through the provision set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the DEP shall ensure the containment, cleanup, and reclamation takes place in a timely and satisfactory manner.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for environmental cleanup for motor vehicle crashes.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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