# West Virginia HB 3030: Administration of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act West Virginia HB 3030, Administration of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-21 (Chapter 6, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3030-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia HB 3030 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Administration of the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-28 - Last action: 2025-07-21, Chapter 6, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (189 yes, 34 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Coal operators pay water pollution permit fees: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2022, West Virginia surface coal mining operations pay set fees for water pollution permits. Applications cost $1,000; renewals and reissuances each cost $3,000. Major permit changes and transfers each cost $2,000; minor changes cost $1,000. Each issued permit also costs $2,000 ye… - Water certification applicants pay $500 per application: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2022, covered West Virginia water quality certification applications must include a $500 fee. It applies to activities covered by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits under 33 U.S.C. §1344 and 33 C.F.R. Parts 323 or 330. These certifications fall under state rules for individual c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bob Fehrenbacher (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Anderson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Zatezalo (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 411) | pass | 84 | 14 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 332) | pass | 28 | 6 | | | 2025-03-12 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 73) | pass | 77 | 14 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-07-21: Chapter 6, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (House) - 2025-04-25: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-10: To Governor 4/9/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-10: To Governor 4/9/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-09: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-09: To Governor 4/9/2025 (House) - 2025-04-08: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-08: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 411) (House) - 2025-04-08: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-08: Completed legislative action (House) - 2025-04-07: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Passed Senate (Roll No. 332) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-04-03: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Laid over on 2nd reading 4/3/2025, com. amend pending (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Reported do pass, with amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Immediate consideration (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-13: To Energy, Industry, and Mining (Senate) - 2025-03-13: To Energy, Industry, and Mining (Senate) - 2025-03-12: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-12: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-03-12: Passed House (Roll No. 73) (House) - 2025-03-12: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-03-11: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-11: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-03-10: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-03-10: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-03-07: Do pass (House) - 2025-03-03: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-02-28: Filed for introduction (House) - 2025-02-28: To Energy and Public Works (House) - 2025-02-28: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-02-28: To House Energy and Public Works (House) ## Bill text - Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed) - SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed) - SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed) - SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed) - SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed) - SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed) ## Sources - [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 eng.htm) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3030 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs) - [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs) - [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs) - [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs) - [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs) - [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3030-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).