Relating to authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to water pollution control permit fee schedules

HB 2238 authorizes West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to establish and adjust fees for water pollution control permits. It directly affects businesses, industries, and facilities that require permits to discharge wastewater, such as manufacturing plants and utilities. The bill specifically approves a previously proposed regulatory rule (47 CSR 26) that outlines the fee structure for these permits, allowing the DEP to update fees as needed. This is a procedural authorization to formalize existing fee-schedule rules, not a change to pollution standards or permit requirements.