North Carolina § 113-415 - Conflicting laws.

§ 113-415. Conflicting laws.

No provision of this Article shall be construed to repeal, amend, abridge or otherwise affect the authority and responsibility (i) vested in the Environmental Management Commission by Article 7 of Chapter 87 of the General Statutes, pertaining to the location, construction, repair, operation and abandonment of wells; (ii) vested in the Environmental Management Commission related to the control of water and air pollution as provided in Articles 21 and 21A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes; (iii) vested in the Department and the Commission for Public Health by Article 10 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes pertaining to public water-supply requirements; or (iv) vested in the Environmental Management Commission related to the management of solid and hazardous waste as provided in Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes. History (1971, c. 813, s. 7; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; c. 1262, s. 23; 1989, c. 727, s. 121; 2007-182, s. 2; 2012-143, s. 2(g); 2014-122, s. 11(k); 2015-1, s. 3.7.) Editor's Note. - For policy recommendations, legislative intent, and statement of principles regarding development of a modern oil and gas regulatory program, see the preface to Session Laws 2012-143, noted at G.S. 113-389 and G.S. 113-395. Session Laws 2014-122, s. 11( l ), provides: "The Revisor of Statutes shall make any conforming statutory changes necessary to reflect the transfer of rule-making authority under Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes from the Commission for Public Health to the Environmental Management Commission." Session Laws 2014-122, s. 11(m), provides: "The Codifier of Rules shall make any conforming rule changes necessary to reflect the transfer of rule-making authority under Article 9 of Chapter 130A of the General Statutes from the Commission for Public Health to the Environmental Management Commission." Session Laws 2014-122, s. 17, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-182, s. 2, effective July 5, 2007, substituted "Commission for Public Health" for "Commission for Health Services." Session Laws 2012-143, s. 2(g), effective August 1, 2012, rewrote the section. Session Laws 2014-122, s.11(k), effective September 20, 2014, rewrote the section. Session Laws 2015-1, s. 3.7, effective March 16, 2015, substituted "the Commission for Public Health" for "the Environmental Management Commission" in subdivision (iii).