Nevada § 445B.560 - Plan or procedure for emergency

§ 445B.560. Plan or procedure for emergency

1. The Commission may provide by rules and regulations for alert, warning, and emergency

standards and abatement procedures relative to air pollution episodes or emergencies

constituting, or likely to constitute, an imminent and substantial danger to the health

of persons. 2. Any person responsible for the operation of a source of air contaminants which

is designated by the Director shall prepare and submit emergency plans for reducing

or eliminating the emissions of air contaminants during such periods of air stagnation

or air pollution episodes or emergencies as may be declared by the Director. The emergency plans shall be subject to review and approval by the Director. If, in the opinion of the Director, an emergency plan does not effectively carry out

the objective of reducing or eliminating the emissions of air contaminants during

periods of air stagnation or air pollution episodes or emergencies, the Director shall

disapprove it, state the reason for disapproval, and order the preparation and submission

of an amended emergency plan within the time period specified in the order. If an approvable emergency plan is not prepared and submitted within the time period

specified in the order, the Director shall issue an emergency plan applicable to that

person. Persons subject to the emergency plan shall obey the plan during periods of air stagnation

or air pollution episodes or emergencies declared by the Director. The provisions of NRS 445B.360 with respect to appeals do not apply to this subsection. 3. Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Director finds

that a generalized condition of air pollution exists or that emissions from one or

more air contaminant sources occur and that the condition or sources create, or are

likely to create, an imminent and substantial danger to health requiring immediate

action to protect human health and safety, the Director shall order persons causing

or contributing to the air pollution or responsible for the operation of the source

to reduce or discontinue immediately the emission of air contaminants. Any person subject to the order may appeal directly to the district court or request

a hearing before the Commission. 4. This section does not limit any power of any other state officer to declare an

emergency and to act on the basis of such declaration.