22-33-1 Short title
22-33-10 Appeal to Environmental Quality Board
22-33-11 Judicial review
22-33-12 Rulemaking
22-33-2 Legislative findings; declaration of policy
22-33-3 Applicability; exceptions
22-33-4 Ownership of geothermal resources
22-33-5 Definitions
22-33-6 Geothermal resources permit required
22-33-7 Jurisdiction of the secretary; powers and duties; geothermal resources regulatory program
22-33-8 Civil penalties
22-33-9 Administrative orders; injunctive relief

Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 22 > Article 33 - Geothermal Energy Development

  • 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.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Geothermal resource: means the natural heat of the earth and the energy, in whatever form, that is present in, associated with, or created by, or that may be extracted from, such natural heat, as determined by the secretary by legislative rule. See West Virginia Code 22-33-5
  • Geothermal system: means any aquifer, pool, reservoir, or other geologic formation containing geothermal resources. See West Virginia Code 22-33-5
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection or his or her designee as provided in article one of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 22-33-5
  • 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