§22-23A-1. Findings

The Legislature finds: (1) The coal industry is and has been for many years an integral part of the economic and social fabric of the state;

§22-23A-2. Requiring Department of Environmental Protection to Refrain From Implementing or Adopting Rules or Making Certain Commitments Absent Legislative Approval; Reporting Required

(a) The Division of Environmental Protection may not enter into any legally enforceable commitments related to the implementation of any recommendation which results from the mountaintop mining/valley fill environmental impact statement with any agency of the federal government unless the terms of the commitment are reported to the Legislature. (b) The Division of Environmental Protection […]