DEP rule relating to cross-state air pollution to control annual nitrogen oxides emissions, annual sulfur dioxide emissions, and ozone season nitrogen oxides emissions

SB 262 authorizes West Virginia's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to enforce an existing regulatory rule (45 CSR 43) controlling specific air pollutants. The rule targets annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, annual sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions, and nitrogen oxides emissions during the ozone season. This legislation directly affects facilities that emit these pollutants, such as power plants and industrial sources, by enabling the DEP to implement and enforce the established emission limits under this rule. The bill does not create new emission standards but formally authorizes the DEP to use the pre-existing rule.