North Carolina General Statutes 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:
(1) 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.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143B-298
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Develop and adopt on or before July 1, 1974, rules and regulations for the control of erosion and sedimentation pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-54
(3) Conduct public hearings pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-54
(4) Assist local governments in developing erosion and sedimentation control programs pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-60
(5) Assist and encourage other State agencies in developing erosion and sedimentation control programs pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-56
(6) 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 N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113A-54 (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).)