West Virginia Code § 22-18-5

Powers and duties of director; integration with other acts; establishment
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of study of hazardous waste management.
(a) In addition to all other powers and duties prescribed in this article or otherwise by law,
and unless otherwise specifically set forth in this article, the director shall perform any and
all acts necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of Subtitle C of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act. e
(b) The director shall integrate all provisions of this article for purposes of administration
and enforcement and shall avoid duplication to the maximum extent practicable, with the
appropriate provisions of: The public health laws in chapter sixteuen of this code; article
sixteen-a, chapter nineteen of this code; this chapter; and chapters twenty-two-b and twenty-
two-c of this code. t
(c) The director may enter into any agreements, including reimbursement for services
rendered, contracts or cooperative arrangements, under such terms and conditions as he or
she deems appropriate, with other state agencies, elducational institutions or other
organizations and individuals as necessary to simplement the provisions of this article.
(d) The director shall cooperate with and miay receive and expend money from the federal
government and other sources. g
(e) The director shall: (1) Encourage, participate in and conduct an ongoing investigation
and analysis of methods, incentives, technologies of source reduction, reuse, recycling or
recovery of potentially hazardous waste and a strategy for encouraging the utilization or
reduction of hazardous waste; and (2) investigate the feasibility of operating an information
clearinghouse for hazardous wastes.
(f) The directoVr shall provide for the continuing education and training of appropriate
division personnel in matters of hazardous waste management.

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