North Carolina § 143-228 - 10. (See Editor's note) Definitions.

§ 143-228. 10. (See Editor's note) Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article: Practice of Engineering. - As defined in G.S. 89C-3. Professional Engineer. - As defined in G.S. 89C-3. Regulatory Authority. - The Department of Environmental Quality, the Department of Health and Human Services, and any unit of local government operating a program (i) that grants permits, licenses, or approvals to the public and (ii) that is either approved by or delegated from the Department of Environmental Quality or the Department of Health and Human Services. Regulatory Submittal. - An application or other submittal to a Regulatory Authority for a permit, license, or approval. In the case of a unit of local government, Regulatory Submittal shall mean an application or submittal submitted to a program approved by or delegated from the Department of Environmental Quality or the Department of Health and Human Services. Submitting Party. - The person submitting the Regulatory Submittal to the Regulatory Authority. Working Job Title. - The job title a Regulatory Authority uses to publicly identify an employee with job duties that include the review of Regulatory Submittals. Working Job Title does not mean job titles that are used by the human resources department of a Regulatory Authority to classify jobs containing technical aspects related to the Practice of Engineering. History (2014-120, s. 29(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u); 2015-264, s. 18.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-120, s. 29(a)-(e) and (j), effective September 18, 2014, was codified as this Article at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2014-120, s. 29(f)-(h), provides: "(f) Pilot Study. - No later than March 1, 2015, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources shall complete a pilot study on the Pretreatment, Emergency Response and Collection System (PERCS) wastewater collection system permitting program and the stormwater permitting program and perform the following activities with the assistance and cooperation of the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors and the Professional Engineers of North Carolina: "(1) Produce an inventory of work activities associated with the operation of each regulatory program. "(2) Determine the work activities identified under subdivision (1) of this subsection that constitute the Practice of Engineering. "(3) Develop recommendations for ensuring that work activities constituting the Practice of Engineering are conducted with the appropriate level of oversight. "(g) Report. - The Department shall report the results of the pilot study to the Environmental Review Commission no later than April 15, 2015. "(h) Review of Working Job Titles. - No later than December 1, 2014, each Regulatory Authority and the Department of Transportation shall do the following: "(1) Review the Working Job Titles of every employee with job duties that include the review of Regulatory Submittals. "(2) Propose revisions to the Working Job Titles identified under subdivision (1) of this subsection or other administrative measures that will eliminate the public identification as 'engineers' of persons reviewing Regulatory Submittals who are not Professional Engineers." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(u), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Department of Environmental Quality" for "Department of Environment and Natural Resources" in subdivisions (3) and (4). Session Laws 2015-264, s. 18, effective October 1, 2015, substituted "in this Article" for "to Section 6 of this act" in the first undesignated paragraph.