{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-12-12","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 22-12-12","heading":"Rule-making petition.","body":"Any person may petition the appropriate rule-making agency for rule making on an issue arising under this article. The appropriate rule-making agency, if it believes such issue to merit rule making, may initiate rulemaking in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. A decision by the appropriate rule-making agency not to pursue rule making must set forth in writing reasons for refusing to do so. Any person may petition an agency to issue a declaratory ruling pursuant to section one, article four, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code with respect to the applicability to any person, property or state of facts of any rules promulgated by that agency pursuant to this article.","path":["CHAPTER 22. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES.","ARTICLE 12. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/22-12-12/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:02Z","sha256":"d10aa456467ca4bc2e6f16cbd62b2d83658a5099d00c07400d5a6be0e1dc9f0d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-12-11","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-22-12-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}