North Carolina § 113A-11 - Adoption of rules.

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§ 113A-11. Adoption of rules.

The Department of Administration shall adopt rules to implement this Article. Each State agency shall adopt rules that establish minimum criteria. An agency may include a particular action or class of actions in its minimum criteria only if the agency makes a specific finding that the action or class of actions has no significant long-term impact on the environment. Rules establishing minimum criteria shall be consistent with rules adopted by the Department of Administration. History (1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 899, s. 1; c. 945, s. 7(b); 2015-90, s. 4.) Editor's Note. - For conditional or temporary exemptions to this section, see the Editor's notes under G.S. 113A-1 . Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-90, s. 4, effective June 19, 2015, in subsection (b), substituted "shall adopt" for "may adopt" in the first sentence, substituted "long-term impact" for "impact" in the second sentence, and deleted the former last sentence, which read: "In addition to all other rule-making requirements, rules establishing minimum criteria are subject to approval by the Secretary of Administration." For applicability, see editor's note.

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Section 113A-11 ("Adoption of rules.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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