22-1-1 Legislative findings; legislative statement of policy and purpose
22-1-2 Definitions
22-1-3 Rulemaking generally; relationship to federal programs
22-1-3a Rules — New or amended environmental provisions
22-1-5 Jurisdiction vested in division
22-1-6 Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection
22-1-7 Offices within division
22-1-8 Supervisory officers
22-1-8a General powers and duties of the Director of the Division of Mines and Minerals
22-1-9 Environmental Protection Advisory Council
22-1-10 Allocation of appropriations and effect on personnel
22-1-11 Saving provisions
22-1-12 Public information
22-1-13 Notification of permitting decisions
22-1-14 Stream restoration fund; creation; special account; purposes and expenditures
22-1-15 Laboratory certification; rules; fees; revocation and suspension; environmental laboratory certification fund; programs affected; and appeals
22-1-16 Time for commencing proceedings
22-1-17 Special reclamation fund advisory council

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 22 > Article 1 - Department of Environmental Protection

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Chief: means the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection, or his or her designee, who is also the chief executive officer of an office, division or section within the department. See West Virginia Code 22-1-2
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Director: means the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection or his or her designee. See West Virginia Code 22-1-2
  • Division: means the Department of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-1-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Function: means any duty, obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity or program. See West Virginia Code 22-1-2
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by printing, engraving, writing, or otherwise. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • oath: shall be deemed to include an affirmation and the word "swear" or "sworn" to be complied with if the person referred to make solemn affirmation. See West Virginia Code 2-2-7
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Office: means any office, division, board, agency, unit, organizational entity or component thereof within the Department of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-1-2
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. See West Virginia Code 22-1-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10