Relating to authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants

HB 2231 authorizes West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection to enforce emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, directly affecting industrial facilities that release such pollutants. The bill formally approves a previously modified rule (45 CSR 34) that the Department had refiled after addressing legislative committee concerns. This legislative action allows the Department to implement and enforce these specific emission limits without requiring new statutory language. The rule focuses on regulating pollutants like benzene, mercury, and other hazardous substances from industrial sources. This is a procedural authorization of an existing regulatory framework, not a new policy change.