North Carolina § 143B-298 - Sedimentation Control Commission - creation; powers and duties.

§ 143B-298. Sedimentation Control Commission - creation; powers and duties.

There is hereby created the Sedimentation Control Commission of the Department of Environmental Quality with the power and duty to develop and administer a sedimentation control program as herein provided. The Sedimentation Control Commission has the following powers and duties: In cooperation with the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Highway Safety and other appropriate State and federal agencies, develop, promulgate, publicize, and administer a comprehensive State erosion and sedimentation control program. Develop and adopt on or before July 1, 1974, rules and regulations for the control of erosion and sedimentation pursuant to G.S. 113A-54. Conduct public hearings pursuant to G.S. 113A-54. Assist local governments in developing erosion and sedimentation control programs pursuant to G.S. 113A-60. Assist and encourage other State agencies in developing erosion and sedimentation control programs pursuant to G.S. 113A-56. Develop recommended methods of control of sedimentation and prepare and make available for distribution publications and other materials dealing with sedimentation control techniques pursuant to G.S. 113A-54. History (1973, c. 1262, s. 39; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(137); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-286, s. 4.21, provides: "The Department of Environment and Natural Resources [Department of Environmental Quality] shall study whether and to what extent activities related to the construction, maintenance, and removal of linear utility projects should be exempt from certain environmental regulations. For purposes of this section, 'linear utility project' means an electric power line, water line, sewage line, stormwater drainage line, telephone line, cable television line, data transmission line, communications-related line, or natural gas pipeline. For purposes of this section, 'environmental regulation' means a regulation established or implemented by any of the following: "(1) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources created pursuant to G.S. 143B-279.1. "(2) The Environmental Management Commission created pursuant to G.S. 143B-282. "(3) The Coastal Resources Commission established pursuant to G.S. 113A-104. "(4) The Marine Fisheries Commission created pursuant to G.S. 143B-289.51. "(5) The Wildlife Resources Commission created pursuant to G.S. 143-240 "(6) The Commission for Public Health created pursuant to G.S. 130A-29. "(7) The Sedimentation Control Commission created pursuant to G.S. 143B-298. "(8) The North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission created pursuant to G.S. 143B-293.1. "(9) The North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission created pursuant to G.S. 143B-293.1. "No later than March 1, 2016, the Department shall report the results of this study, including any recommendations, to the Environmental Review Commission." 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 the first paragraph.