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Senate adds state‑preemption language to commercial horticulture bill under Water Pollution Control Act
Summary
Lawmakers amended House Bill 3503 to state that local ordinances regulating commercial horticulture cannot be more stringent than federal or state rules; sponsors said the change implements language the Senate previously passed and noted the Water Pollution Control Act applies to one county in the state.
The West Virginia Senate on April 9 approved an amendment to the committee substitute for House Bill 3503 that adds an express preemption: ordinances of political subdivisions may not be more stringent than federal or state rules, regulations, programs, or permitting regimes on matters covered by the Water Pollution Control Act.
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