Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials

NRS 459.005 - Applicability of Nevada Industrial Insurance Act to persons dispatched to another state. - The provisions of the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act, chapters 616A...

NRS 459.007 - Enactment; text. - The Rocky Mountain Low-level Radioactive Waste Compact, referred to as...

NRS 459.008 - Appointment of member of Board by Governor; designation of alternate member. - 1. The Governor shall appoint the member of the Rocky...

NRS 459.0083 - State surcharge: Imposition; collection; distribution; deposit for credit to Fund for Care of Sites for Disposal of Radioactive Waste. - There is hereby imposed a state surcharge of $2 per...

NRS 459.0085 - Creation; membership; powers and duties; compensation and expenses of members. - Repealed. (See chapter 392, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...

NRS 459.009 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.009 to 459.0098, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.0091 - Commission on Nuclear Projects: Creation; membership; terms and salary of members. - 1. The Commission on Nuclear Projects, consisting of seven members,...

NRS 459.0092 - Commission on Nuclear Projects: Duties. - The Commission shall: 1. Be informed on issues and developments...

NRS 459.0093 - Agency for Nuclear Projects: Creation; composition; appointment and qualifications of Executive Director. - 1. The Agency for Nuclear Projects is hereby created within...

NRS 459.0094 - Executive Director of Agency for Nuclear Projects: Duties. - The Executive Director shall: 1. Appoint, with the consent of...

NRS 459.0095 - Executive Director of Agency for Nuclear Projects: Powers. - The Executive Director may: 1. Provide information relating to radioactive...

NRS 459.0096 - Executive Director and Administrators: Administration of laws relating to Division; classification; certain other employment prohibited. - 1. The Administrator of each Division shall administer the provisions...

NRS 459.0097 - Duties of Administrator of Division of Technical Programs. - The Administrator of the Division of Technical Programs shall: 1....

NRS 459.0098 - Duties of Administrator of Division of Planning. - The Administrator of the Division of Planning shall: 1. Coordinate...

NRS 459.010 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.010 to 459.290, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.020 - State agency for control of radiation. - The Division is hereby designated as the state radiation control...

NRS 459.030 - Duties of state agency for control of radiation. - For the protection of public health and safety, the Division...

NRS 459.035 - Applicant for registration of radiation machine to attest to proper licensure of employees; fees. - The Division shall not issue or renew the registration of...

NRS 459.050 - Inspections; confidentiality of report of inspection. - 1. Any authorized representative of the Division may enter at...

NRS 459.060 - Records. - 1. The Division shall require each person who acquires, possesses...

NRS 459.070 - Report of exposure of personnel; regulations. - 1. The State Board of Health shall adopt reasonable regulations,...

NRS 459.080 - Agreements between State and Federal Government. - 1. The Governor, on behalf of this State, may enter...

NRS 459.090 - Agreements concerning inspection; program for training. - 1. The Division, on behalf of the State, may enter...

NRS 459.100 - Hearings; written decisions. - 1. In any proceeding under NRS 459.010 to 459.290, inclusive,...

NRS 459.105 - Disciplinary action by hearing officer or panel: Procedural requirements; powers and duties of officer or panel; judicial review. - 1. Any disciplinary action taken by a hearing officer or...

NRS 459.120 - Issuance of emergency regulation or order by Division. - 1. If the Division finds that an emergency exists requiring...

NRS 459.125 - Department of Transportation to develop plan for routing shipments of controlled quantities of radioactive materials and high-level radioactive waste; cooperation with Federal Government, regional organizations and other states; regulat... - 1. The Department of Transportation shall: (a) Conduct an analysis...

NRS 459.201 - Licensing and registration of sources of ionizing radiation. - 1. The State Board of Health shall, with due regard...

NRS 459.211 - Fees for operation or use of areas for storage and disposal owned by State; fee for revenue. - The State Board of Health shall establish by regulation: 1....

NRS 459.221 - License to use area for disposal required; violations concerning shipping; penalties; suspension, revocation or reinstatement of license. - 1. A shipper or producer of radioactive waste, or a...

NRS 459.231 - Fund for Care of Sites for Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Creation; administration; deposits; investment; interest; income. - 1. There is hereby created as a special revenue fund...

NRS 459.235 - Deposit of penal fines; delegation of authority to take disciplinary action; deposit of fines imposed by State Board of Health; claims for attorney’s fees and costs of investigation. - 1. All penal fines imposed in the name of a...

NRS 459.250 - Enforcement of certain provisions by peace officers of Nevada Highway Patrol; impounding or detaining of vehicles. - 1. Peace officers of the Nevada Highway Patrol shall enforce...

NRS 459.260 - Suspension, revocation or amending of license or registration; impounding of sources of ionizing radiation by Division. - 1. The Division may suspend, revoke or amend a license...

NRS 459.270 - Injunctive and other relief. - 1. If, in the judgment of the Division, any person...

NRS 459.280 - Removal of radioactive waste, machinery or equipment by employee from area for disposal prohibited; penalties. - 1. A person who is employed at an area used...

NRS 459.290 - Penalties. - Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: 1. Uses,...

NRS 459.300 - Legislative findings. - The Legislature finds that tailings from active and inactive uranium...

NRS 459.310 - Fees for regulating operations concerning uranium and care and maintenance of radioactive tailings and residues; posting of security; Fund for Licensing Uranium Mills; Fund for Care of Uranium Tailings. - 1. The State Board of Health may establish by regulation:...

NRS 459.320 - Prerequisites to issuance of license. - Before a license for the processing or extraction of ores...

NRS 459.330 - Terms and conditions to be contained in license. - Any specific license issued or renewed after July 1, 1981,...

NRS 459.340 - Title to site for disposal and by-products to be transferred to United States or this State before termination of production. - 1. Before the termination of activity licensed under NRS 459.330,...

NRS 459.350 - Person exempt from licensing may be required to observe or perform remedial work. - The State Board of Health may require persons who are...

NRS 459.360 - Standards of management of by-products. - Management of by-product material must conform to the applicable standards...

NRS 459.370 - Construction of facility or disposal of by-products without license unlawful. - It is unlawful for any person to construct a facility...

NRS 459.380 - Legislative declaration. - The Legislature hereby declares that the purposes of NRS 459.380...

NRS 459.3802 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.3806 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State...

NRS 459.38075 - "Facility" defined. - "Facility" means a building, equipment and contiguous area where: 1....

NRS 459.3809 - "Process" defined. - "Process" means: 1. Any activity that involves a highly hazardous...

NRS 459.38125 - "Vessel" defined. - "Vessel" means a reactor, tank, drum, barrel, cylinder, vat, kettle,...

NRS 459.3813 - Applicability of statutory provisions and regulations to certain facilities; exemptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...

NRS 459.3814 - Applicability of statutory provisions: Excluded activities. - The provisions of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, do not...

NRS 459.3816 - Designation of highly hazardous substances and explosives: Regulations; amendment. - 1. The State Environmental Commission shall adopt regulations: (a) Designating...

NRS 459.3818 - State Environmental Commission to adopt regulations; Division to administer and enforce statutory provisions and regulations; involvement of interested persons; applicability of statutory provisions to dealers of liquefied petroleum ga... - 1. In addition to the regulations required to be adopted...

NRS 459.3819 - Inspections by state and local agencies of facilities where explosives are manufactured, used, processed, handled, moved on-site or stored. - 1. The Division shall enter into cooperative agreements with state...

NRS 459.38195 - Investigation of certain accidents and motor vehicle crashes: Powers and duties of Division; duty of owner or operator of facility to cooperate. - 1. The Division may investigate an accident or a motor...

NRS 459.382 - Reports of regulatory agencies; review of requirements of regulatory agencies; final authority of Division of Environmental Protection. - 1. The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the...

NRS 459.3822 - Records, reports and other information of facility: Submission by owner or operator of facility; availability for public inspection; confidentiality of information protected as trade secret; regulations. - 1. The owner or operator of a facility shall, upon...

NRS 459.3824 - Annual fees; Account for Precaution Against Chemical Accidents. - 1. The owner or operator of a facility shall pay...

NRS 459.3829 - Permits to construct or commence operation of new process: Requirements; application; regulations; fee. - 1. No owner or operator of a facility may commence...

NRS 459.3832 - Regulations concerning certification of records, reports and information submitted to Division; requirements for signature on certification. - 1. The State Environmental Commission shall adopt regulations setting forth:...

NRS 459.3833 - Program to prevent and minimize consequences of accidental release of hazardous substance: Delegation of authority and grant of money from Federal Government; regulations. - 1. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may,...

NRS 459.3834 - Unlawful acts; penalties. - 1. A person shall not knowingly: (a) Violate any provision...

NRS 459.3862 - "Committee" defined. - As used in NRS 459.3862 to 459.3868, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.3864 - Creation; appointment of members; appointment of chair and co-chair; resources. - 1. When there is an accident or motor vehicle crash...

NRS 459.3866 - Receipt of records and documents; subpoena; informal inquiries; confidentiality of trade secret or information; inspection of facility; Attorney General is counsel for committee; authorization to make recommendations to reviewing autho... - 1. After giving reasonable notice to the facility it oversees...

NRS 459.3868 - Duties. - 1. A committee shall conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation...

NRS 459.387 - Entry into facility to verify compliance with statutory requirements and regulations; issuance of order. - 1. The Division may enter any facility: (a) During normal...

NRS 459.3872 - Injunctive relief; levy of civil administrative penalty; notice of levy of penalty; request for hearing; payment of penalty. - 1. If any person violates any of the provisions of...

NRS 459.3874 - Amount of civil administrative penalties; settlement of claim; imposition of civil penalty. - 1. The civil administrative penalties are: Category of Offense Penalty...

NRS 459.400 - Purpose. - The purposes of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, are to:...

NRS 459.405 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.410 - "Commission" defined. - "Commission" means the State Environmental Commission. (Added to NRS by...

NRS 459.415 - "Department" defined. - "Department" means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources....

NRS 459.420 - "Director" defined. - "Director" means the Director of the Department. (Added to NRS...

NRS 459.425 - "Disposal" defined. - "Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or...

NRS 459.428 - "Hazardous material" defined. - "Hazardous material" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...

NRS 459.429 - "Hazardous substance" defined. - "Hazardous substance" includes, without limitation, hazardous material, a regulated substance,...

NRS 459.430 - "Hazardous waste" defined. - "Hazardous waste" means any waste or combination of wastes, including,...

NRS 459.432 - "Household waste" defined. - "Household waste" means waste material, including, without limitation, garbage, trash...

NRS 459.435 - "Management of hazardous waste" defined. - "Management of hazardous waste" means the systematic control of the...

NRS 459.440 - "Manifest" defined. - "Manifest" means a document used to identify hazardous waste during...

NRS 459.445 - "Person" defined. - "Person" includes an agency of the Federal Government, any state...

NRS 459.448 - "Regulated substance" defined. - "Regulated substance" means: 1. Any petroleum substance or chemical regulated...

NRS 459.450 - "Storage" defined. - "Storage" means the containment of hazardous waste, temporarily or for...

NRS 459.455 - "Treatment" defined. - "Treatment" means a process, including neutralization, which is designed to...

NRS 459.460 - Applicability and administration of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive. - 1. NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, do not apply to...

NRS 459.465 - Types of waste subject to NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive. - The following types of waste are subject to the provisions...

NRS 459.470 - Department designated as state agency for regulation of hazardous waste. - 1. The Department is hereby designated to act as the...

NRS 459.475 - Duties of Department. - The Department shall: 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS...

NRS 459.480 - Delegation of responsibility for enforcement of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive. - The Department may delegate responsibility for the enforcement of NRS...

NRS 459.485 - Duties of Commission. - The Commission shall: 1. Adopt regulations governing systems of hazardous...

NRS 459.490 - General requirements for regulations. - Regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 459.485 must...

NRS 459.500 - Contents of regulations; enforcement of regulations relating to transportation and handling of hazardous waste. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 459.700 to 459.780,...

NRS 459.501 - Certification of laboratory required for performance of analysis to detect presence of hazardous waste or regulated substance in soil or water for certain purposes; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any analysis...

NRS 459.502 - Certification of laboratory required for performance of analysis for person who generates waste to determine whether waste is hazardous. - Any analysis performed for a person who generates waste to...

NRS 459.505 - Agreements to provide state land for areas for disposal of hazardous waste. - 1. The Director may enter into agreements relating to state...

NRS 459.510 - Fees for use of areas for disposal owned by State: Amount; payment; waiver; collection of interest; penalties. - The Commission may establish by regulation: 1. License fees and...

NRS 459.512 - Payment of additional fees by facility for management of hazardous waste for training emergency personnel and ensuring safety of shipment of hazardous materials; penalty for late payment. - 1. The owner or operator of a facility for the...

NRS 459.515 - Construction, alteration or operation of facility without permit unlawful; exception. - 1. It is unlawful for any person to: (a) Construct,...

NRS 459.520 - Regulations governing permits. - 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations for the granting, renewal,...

NRS 459.525 - Financial responsibility of owner or operator of facility; claim against insurer, guarantor, surety or other person providing evidence of financial responsibility. - 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations requiring that the owner...

NRS 459.530 - Account for Management of Hazardous Waste: Creation; source; separate accounting for certain fees collected. - 1. All proceeds from agreements entered into pursuant to NRS...

NRS 459.535 - Account for Management of Hazardous Waste: Use. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 459.537 and subsection...

NRS 459.537 - Account for Management of Hazardous Waste: Payment of costs of responding to leak, spill, accident or motor vehicle crash; reimbursement; action by Attorney General. - 1. If the person responsible for a leak or spill...

NRS 459.540 - Condition in permit specifying time allowed for completion of modification. - When the Department receives an application for a permit to...

NRS 459.545 - Substitution of equivalent standards of protection. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Commission...

NRS 459.546 - Variances: Conditions and criteria for granting; revocation. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the owner...

NRS 459.547 - Variances: Renewal; protest and hearing on application for renewal. - 1. A variance may be renewed only under circumstances and...

NRS 459.548 - Variances: Regulations governing applications; fees. - 1. The Commission may adopt regulations governing applications for variances....

NRS 459.549 - Variances: Granting and renewal discretionary. - No applicant is entitled to the granting or renewal of...

NRS 459.550 - Records and reports. - 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations which require licensees to...

NRS 459.555 - Disclosure of public and confidential information. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, information which...

NRS 459.558 - Applicability of NRS 459.560 and 459.565. - 1. The provisions of NRS 459.560 and 459.565 that concern...

NRS 459.560 - Inspections. - Any authorized representative or employee of the Commission or the...

NRS 459.565 - Action to prevent practice or act which constitutes hazard to human health, public safety or environment. - 1. If the Department receives information that the handling, storage,...

NRS 459.570 - Order to prevent act or practice which violates NRS 459.400 to 459.560, inclusive. - Whenever the Director finds that any person is engaging or...

NRS 459.575 - Subpoenas. - In carrying out the provisions of NRS 459.400 to 459.560,...

NRS 459.580 - Injunctive relief. - 1. The Director may seek an injunction in district court...

NRS 459.585 - Civil penalties; damages; injunction. - 1. Any person who violates or contributes to a violation...

NRS 459.590 - Unlawful transportation of hazardous waste. - It is unlawful for any person to transport hazardous waste:...

NRS 459.595 - False statement, representation or certification; tampering with device. - Any person who: 1. Knowingly makes any false statement, representation...

NRS 459.600 - Operation without permit or in violation of condition of permit or order; disposal or discharge of hazardous waste in unauthorized manner; penalty. - A person who, intentionally or with criminal negligence: 1. Violates...

NRS 459.610 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.610 to 459.658, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.612 - "Administrator" defined. - "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Division. (Added to NRS...

NRS 459.614 - "Commission" defined. - "Commission" means the State Environmental Commission. (Added to NRS by...

NRS 459.616 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State...

NRS 459.618 - "Eligible property" defined. - "Eligible property" means real property located in this State that:...

NRS 459.620 - "Hazardous substance" defined. - "Hazardous substance" means a substance or combination of substances whose...

NRS 459.622 - "Participant" defined. - "Participant" means a person whose application to participate in the...

NRS 459.624 - "Program" defined. - "Program" means voluntary cleanup and relief from liability pursuant to...

NRS 459.626 - "Prospective purchaser" defined. - "Prospective purchaser" means a person who is not a responsible...

NRS 459.628 - "Remedial agreement" defined. - "Remedial agreement" means an agreement between a participant and the...

NRS 459.630 - "Responsible party" defined. - "Responsible party" means: 1. A current or former owner or...

NRS 459.632 - Certain real property deemed to be eligible property. - Real property located in this State that is listed, proposed...

NRS 459.634 - Application for participation in program; action by Administrator on application. - 1. A responsible party with respect to an eligible property,...

NRS 459.636 - Submission of remedial agreement for approval; prerequisites to approval; explanation of disapproval. - 1. After an application is approved, the participant shall submit...

NRS 459.638 - Certification of completion of remedial agreement; issuance, contents and recordation of certificate of completion; explanation of failure to issue certificate. - 1. After a participant has completed the action specified in...

NRS 459.640 - Effect of certificate of completion: Relief from liability. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 459.642, the holder...

NRS 459.642 - Effect of certificate of completion: Limitations on relief from liability. - The holder of a certificate of completion is not released...

NRS 459.644 - Effect of certificate of completion: Applicability to persons other than original holder. - 1. The relief from liability provided by NRS 459.640 extends...

NRS 459.646 - Limitations on liability of lenders and persons with security interest in property. - 1. A person who, without participating in the management of...

NRS 459.648 - Limitations on liability of prospective purchasers. - A prospective purchaser is not a responsible party solely as...

NRS 459.650 - Action against responsible party by holder of certificate of completion or seller of property. - 1. The holder of a certificate of completion may maintain...

NRS 459.652 - Termination of participation in program. - 1. A participant may terminate his or her participation in...

NRS 459.654 - Review of decisions of Administrator. - 1. A decision of the Administrator to approve an application...

NRS 459.656 - Adoption of regulations by Commission. - The Commission shall adopt such regulations as the Commission determines...

NRS 459.658 - Negotiation with Environmental Protection Agency regarding effect of certificate of completion. - The Administrator shall make a good faith effort to negotiate...

NRS 459.670 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - As used in NRS 459.670 to 459.686, inclusive, the words...

NRS 459.672 - "Class B firefighting foam" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Class B firefighting foam" means a foam designed to extinguish...

NRS 459.674 - "Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and...

NRS 459.676 - "Division" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Division" means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State...

NRS 459.678 - "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" means a class of fluorinated organic...

NRS 459.680 - Inapplicability of certain provisions where preempted by or in conflict with federal law. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - The provisions of NRS 459.682 and 459.684 do not apply...

NRS 459.682 - Prohibition on discharge, use or release; exception; penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...

NRS 459.684 - Reporting of discharge, use or release. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 459.680, any person, political...

NRS 459.686 - Working group to study issues relating to environmental contamination: Establishment; composition; duties; members serve without compensation. [Effective January 1, 2022.] - 1. The Division shall establish a working group to study...

NRS 459.700 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.700 to 459.780, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.7005 - "Base state" defined. - "Base state" means a participating state designated by a motor...

NRS 459.701 - "Commission" defined. - "Commission" means the State Emergency Response Commission. (Added to NRS...

NRS 459.7016 - "Department" defined. - "Department" means the Department of Public Safety. (Added to NRS...

NRS 459.7018 - "Director" defined. - "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public Safety....

NRS 459.702 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Nevada Highway Patrol Division of the Department...

NRS 459.7022 - "Extremely hazardous material" defined. - "Extremely hazardous material" means any material or combination of materials...

NRS 459.7024 - "Hazardous material" defined. - "Hazardous material" means any substance or combination of substances, including...

NRS 459.7025 - "Motor carrier" defined. - "Motor carrier" means a person who owns or operates one...

NRS 459.70255 - "Participating state" defined. - "Participating state" means a state that has entered into a...

NRS 459.7026 - "Person" defined. - "Person" includes any agency or political subdivision of this State....

NRS 459.703 - "Uniform application" defined. - "Uniform application" means an application to register and obtain a...

NRS 459.7032 - "Uniform program" defined. - "Uniform program" means the program established pursuant to 49 U.S.C....

NRS 459.704 - Coordination of fees, forms and regulations; duties of regulatory agencies. - 1. The Commission is the state agency responsible for coordinating:...

NRS 459.7052 - Registration and permit required for transportation by motor carrier. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 482.2912 or required by...

NRS 459.7054 - Uniform application: Information required. - Except as otherwise required by federal law, a motor carrier...

NRS 459.7056 - Uniform application: Confidentiality and disclosure of information provided. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 or NRS...

NRS 459.7058 - Denial, suspension or revocation of registration and permit: Grounds; procedure. - 1. Except as otherwise required by federal law, the Department...

NRS 459.706 - Motor carriers: Prerequisites to issuance of permit to transport radioactive waste; assessment for investigation, inspection or audit outside of State. - 1. The Department shall not issue a permit required pursuant...

NRS 459.708 - Motor carriers: Rejection of and liability for certain packages of radioactive waste. - 1. A motor carrier who is transporting radioactive waste shall...

NRS 459.709 - Motor carriers: Prerequisites to transportation of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel. - 1. A motor carrier shall not transport any high-level radioactive...

NRS 459.712 - Inspections, investigations and reproduction of records: Authority of Department; regulations. - 1. Except as otherwise required by federal law, an authorized...

NRS 459.715 - Repository for Information Concerning Hazardous Materials in Nevada. - 1. The Repository for Information Concerning Hazardous Materials in Nevada...

NRS 459.718 - Notification of Division regarding certain accidents, motor vehicle crashes or incidents. - 1. A person responsible for the care, custody or control...

NRS 459.721 - Duties of Director: Regulations for participation in uniform program. - The Director shall adopt regulations for the participation of this...

NRS 459.725 - Powers and duties of Director: Administration of provisions; regulations; agreements. - 1. The Director is responsible for administering the provisions of...

NRS 459.727 - Provisions inapplicable to transportation by governmental vehicle. - Except as otherwise required by federal law, the provisions of...

NRS 459.728 - Provisions supersede and preempt local regulation of transportation; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the provisions...

NRS 459.735 - Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials. - 1. The Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials is hereby created...

NRS 459.738 - Creation of Commission; appointment and terms of members; appointment of Chair or Co-Chairs; employment of staff. - 1. The State Emergency Response Commission is hereby created for...

NRS 459.740 - Adoption of regulations; acceptance of gifts and grants of money and other revenues. - The Commission may: 1. Adopt regulations for the purpose of...

NRS 459.742 - Powers of Commission. - The Commission, in carrying out its duties and within the...

NRS 459.744 - Establishment and payment of fees. - The Commission shall establish by regulation: 1. A schedule of...

NRS 459.748 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.750 to 459.770, inclusive: 1. "Does...

NRS 459.750 - Responsibility for cleaning and decontamination of area affected by spill, accident or motor vehicle crash. - Any person who possessed or had in his or her...

NRS 459.755 - Use of Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials to pay for costs of cleaning and decontamination of area affected by spill, accident or motor vehicle crash. - If the person responsible for hazardous material involved in a...

NRS 459.760 - Reimbursement of expenses of responding state agency; reporting of need for additional funding; action by Attorney General. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any state...

NRS 459.765 - Deposit of reimbursement and penalty for credit to Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials. - Any reimbursement and penalty recovered by the Attorney General from...

NRS 459.770 - Recovery of costs incurred by responding county or city. - Any county or city in this State may adopt an...

NRS 459.773 - Development and dissemination of reference guide regarding response to accidents, motor vehicle crashes and incidents. - 1. The State Fire Marshal shall, in cooperation with local...

NRS 459.774 - Civil penalties for certain violations. - 1. In addition to any applicable criminal penalties, the Department...

NRS 459.775 - Unlawful acts: Misdemeanors. - Any person who: 1. Transports a hazardous material in a...

NRS 459.780 - Unlawful acts: Gross misdemeanors. - Any person who: 1. Allows the use of a permit...

NRS 459.790 - "Hazardous material" defined. - As used in NRS 459.790 to 459.796, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.792 - Scope of immunity: State Emergency Response Commission; local emergency planning committees; persons providing equipment, advice or other assistance. - 1. The State Emergency Response Commission, each local emergency planning...

NRS 459.794 - Exclusions from immunity: Damages from gross negligence or misconduct; persons causing discharge; persons receiving compensation for assistance. - The immunity provided by subsection 2 of NRS 459.792 does...

NRS 459.796 - Prerequisites for immunity: Persons providing equipment, advice or other assistance. - A person is entitled to immunity under subsection 2 of...

NRS 459.800 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.800 to 459.856, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.802 - "Commission" defined. - "Commission" means the State Environmental Commission. (Added to NRS by...

NRS 459.804 - "Department" defined. - "Department" means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources....

NRS 459.806 - "Director" defined. - "Director" means the Director of the Department. (Added to NRS...

NRS 459.808 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department....

NRS 459.810 - "Operator" defined. - "Operator" means any person in control of, or having responsibility...

NRS 459.812 - "Owner" defined. - "Owner" means any person who owns: 1. An underground storage...

NRS 459.814 - "Person" defined. - "Person" includes an agency of the Federal Government, any state...

NRS 459.816 - "Regulated substance" defined. - "Regulated substance" means: 1. Any petroleum substance or chemical regulated...

NRS 459.818 - "Release" defined. - "Release" means the spilling, leaking, emitting, discharging, escaping, leaching or...

NRS 459.820 - "Storage tank" defined. - "Storage tank" means any one or combination of stationary tanks,...

NRS 459.822 - Department designated as state agency for regulation of storage tanks. - The Department is hereby designated to act as the state...

NRS 459.824 - Duties of Director. - The Director shall: 1. Administer the provisions of NRS 459.800...

NRS 459.825 - Coordination of fees, regulations and forms; duties of regulatory agencies. - 1. The Commission shall coordinate: (a) The collection of fees...

NRS 459.826 - Regulations of Commission: General requirements. - The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions...

NRS 459.828 - Owner or operator of storage tank to provide Department with certain information. - The owner or operator of a storage tank shall notify...

NRS 459.830 - Regulations of Commission: Standards of performance. - The Commission shall adopt regulations which set forth standards of...

NRS 459.832 - Regulations of Commission: Closure, removal, disposal and management of storage tanks. - The Commission shall adopt regulations: 1. Establishing requirements for the...

NRS 459.834 - Regulations of Commission regarding corrective action, evidence of financial responsibility; determination of whether corrective action is required. - 1. The Commission shall by regulation establish requirements for: (a)...

NRS 459.836 - Permits to operate storage tanks: Regulations; terms and conditions; fee. - 1. The Commission may by regulation set forth a procedure...

NRS 459.838 - Account for Management of Storage Tanks: Creation; sources; claims. - All fees collected for the issuance of permits to operate...

NRS 459.840 - Account for Management of Storage Tanks: Use; reimbursement; action by Attorney General. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3,...

NRS 459.842 - Enforcement by Department; delegation of responsibility. - The Department shall enforce the provisions of NRS 459.800 to...

NRS 459.844 - Subpoenas. - In carrying out the provisions of NRS 459.800 to 459.856,...

NRS 459.846 - Disclosure of information obtained by Department. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, information which...

NRS 459.848 - Authority to enter and inspect. - Any authorized representative or employee of the Commission or the...

NRS 459.850 - Action to alleviate hazard to human health, public safety or environment. - If the Department receives information that the operation of a...

NRS 459.852 - Order for corrective action. - Whenever the Director finds that any person is engaging or...

NRS 459.854 - Injunctive relief. - 1. The Director may seek an injunction in district court...

NRS 459.856 - Civil penalties; damages; injunction. - 1. Any person who violates or contributes to a violation...

NRS 459.860 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 459.860 to 459.892, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 459.862 - "Administrator" defined. - "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Division. (Added to NRS...

NRS 459.864 - "Brownfield project" defined. - "Brownfield project" means a project for the remediation of a...

NRS 459.866 - "Brownfield site" defined. - "Brownfield site" has the meaning ascribed to it in 42...

NRS 459.868 - "Brownfields Restoration Act" defined. - "Brownfields Restoration Act" means the Small Business Liability Relief and...

NRS 459.870 - "Commission" defined. - "Commission" means the State Environmental Commission. (Added to NRS by...

NRS 459.872 - "Division" defined. - "Division" means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State...

NRS 459.874 - "Federal grant" defined. - "Federal grant" means money authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 9604(k)...

NRS 459.876 - "Fund" defined. - "Fund" means the Fund for Brownfield Projects created pursuant to...

NRS 459.878 - Creation; use of money; payment of claims; acceptance of gifts, appropriations, contributions, grants and bequests. - 1. The Fund for Brownfield Projects is hereby created in...

NRS 459.880 - Limitations on use of money. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 459.882, money in the...

NRS 459.882 - Limitations regarding expenditures from money from federal grant. - With regard to the money from the federal grant in...

NRS 459.884 - Duties of Division. - The Division shall: 1. Use the money in the Fund...

NRS 459.886 - Powers of Division. - The Division may: 1. Prepare and enter into any agreements...

NRS 459.888 - Administrator may collect fee to defray costs of administering Fund. - The Administrator may impose and collect a fee, in an...

NRS 459.890 - Administrator may employ persons necessary to carry out duties. - The Administrator may employ any legal, fiscal, engineering and other...

NRS 459.892 - Regulations. - The Commission may adopt such regulations as are necessary to...

NRS 459.900 - Submission to governmental agencies of information regarding manufacture, processing, use and disposal of toxic chemicals. - The forms required to be submitted pursuant to 42 U.S.C....

NRS 459.910 - Unlawful to store high-level radioactive waste in State. - 1. It is unlawful for any person or governmental entity...

NRS 459.920 - Prerequisites for operation or display of radar gun or similar device. - 1. A person or governmental entity shall not operate or...

NRS 459.930 - Immunity from liability for certain persons for response actions and cleanup with respect to certain real property at which hazardous substance has been or may have been released. - 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials

Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials