W. Va. Code § 5B-13-5: Federal and state law unaffected.

(a) This article does not limit the applicability of any federal law governing environmental protection, natural resources, or public health, nor any state statute or legislative rule enacted pursuant to such a federal law.

(b) Except as expressly set forth in this article, this article is not intended to and does not affect or otherwise limit the applicability of any federal law or state statute or legislative rule applicable to any item designated a strategic and critical resource in this article.