Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials
NRS 459.004 - Bylaws, rules and regulations filed with Secretary of State.

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 459 - Hazardous Materials

NRS 459.001 - Enactment; text.

NRS 459.002 - Appointment of member of Board by Governor.

NRS 459.003 - Alternate member: Designation; powers and duties.

NRS 459.004 - Bylaws, rules and regulations filed with Secretary of State.

NRS 459.005 - Applicability of Nevada Industrial Insurance Act to persons dispatched to another state.

NRS 459.007 - Enactment; text.

NRS 459.008 - Appointment of member of Board by Governor; designation of alternate member.

NRS 459.0083 - State surcharge: Imposition; collection; distribution; deposit for credit to Fund for Care of Sites for Disposal of Radioactive Waste.

NRS 459.0085 - Creation; membership; powers and duties; compensation and expenses of members.

NRS 459.009 - Definitions.

NRS 459.0091 - Commission on Nuclear Projects: Creation; membership; terms and salary of members.

NRS 459.0092 - Commission on Nuclear Projects: Duties.

NRS 459.0093 - Agency for Nuclear Projects: Creation; composition; appointment and qualifications of Executive Director.

NRS 459.0094 - Executive Director of Agency for Nuclear Projects: Duties.

NRS 459.0095 - Executive Director of Agency for Nuclear Projects: Powers.

NRS 459.0096 - Executive Director and Administrators: Administration of laws relating to Division; classification; certain other employment prohibited.

NRS 459.0097 - Duties of Administrator of Division of Technical Programs.

NRS 459.0098 - Duties of Administrator of Division of Planning.

NRS 459.010 - Definitions.

NRS 459.020 - State agency for control of radiation.

NRS 459.030 - Duties of state agency for control of radiation.

NRS 459.035 - Applicant for registration of radiation machine to attest to proper licensure of employees; fees.

NRS 459.050 - Inspections; confidentiality of report of inspection.

NRS 459.060 - Records.

NRS 459.070 - Report of exposure of personnel; regulations.

NRS 459.080 - Agreements between State and Federal Government.

NRS 459.090 - Agreements concerning inspection; program for training.

NRS 459.100 - Hearings; written decisions.

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

NRS 459.120 - Issuance of emergency regulation or order by Division.

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...

NRS 459.201 - Licensing and registration of sources of ionizing radiation.

NRS 459.211 - Fees for operation or use of areas for storage and disposal owned by State; fee for revenue.

NRS 459.221 - License to use area for disposal required; violations concerning shipping; penalties; suspension, revocation or reinstatement of license.

NRS 459.231 - Fund for Care of Sites for Disposal of Radioactive Waste: Creation; administration; deposits; investment; interest; income.

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.

NRS 459.250 - Enforcement of certain provisions by peace officers of Nevada Highway Patrol; impounding or detaining of vehicles.

NRS 459.260 - Suspension, revocation or amending of license or registration; impounding of sources of ionizing radiation by Division.

NRS 459.270 - Injunctive and other relief.

NRS 459.280 - Removal of radioactive waste, machinery or equipment by employee from area for disposal prohibited; penalties.

NRS 459.290 - Penalties.

NRS 459.300 - Legislative findings.

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.

NRS 459.320 - Prerequisites to issuance of license.

NRS 459.330 - Terms and conditions to be contained in license.

NRS 459.340 - Title to site for disposal and by-products to be transferred to United States or this State before termination of production.

NRS 459.350 - Person exempt from licensing may be required to observe or perform remedial work.

NRS 459.360 - Standards of management of by-products.

NRS 459.370 - Construction of facility or disposal of by-products without license unlawful.

NRS 459.380 - Legislative declaration.

NRS 459.3802 - Definitions.

NRS 459.3806 - "Division" defined.

NRS 459.38075 - "Facility" defined.

NRS 459.3809 - "Process" defined.

NRS 459.38125 - "Vessel" defined.

NRS 459.3813 - Applicability of statutory provisions and regulations to certain facilities; exemptions.

NRS 459.3814 - Applicability of statutory provisions: Excluded activities.

NRS 459.3816 - Designation of highly hazardous substances and explosives: Regulations; amendment.

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...

NRS 459.3819 - Inspections by state and local agencies of facilities where explosives are manufactured, used, processed, handled, moved on-site or stored.

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.

NRS 459.382 - Reports of regulatory agencies; review of requirements of regulatory agencies; final authority of Division of Environmental Protection.

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.

NRS 459.3824 - Annual fees; Account for Precaution Against Chemical Accidents.

NRS 459.3829 - Permits to construct or commence operation of new process: Requirements; application; regulations; fee.

NRS 459.3832 - Regulations concerning certification of records, reports and information submitted to Division; requirements for signature on certification.

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.

NRS 459.3834 - Unlawful acts; penalties.

NRS 459.3862 - "Committee" defined.

NRS 459.3864 - Creation; appointment of members; appointment of chair and co-chair; resources.

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...

NRS 459.3868 - Duties.

NRS 459.387 - Entry into facility to verify compliance with statutory requirements and regulations; issuance of order.

NRS 459.3872 - Injunctive relief; levy of civil administrative penalty; notice of levy of penalty; request for hearing; payment of penalty.

NRS 459.3874 - Amount of civil administrative penalties; settlement of claim; imposition of civil penalty.

NRS 459.400 - Purpose.

NRS 459.405 - Definitions.

NRS 459.410 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 459.415 - "Department" defined.

NRS 459.420 - "Director" defined.

NRS 459.425 - "Disposal" defined.

NRS 459.428 - "Hazardous material" defined.

NRS 459.429 - "Hazardous substance" defined.

NRS 459.430 - "Hazardous waste" defined.

NRS 459.432 - "Household waste" defined.

NRS 459.435 - "Management of hazardous waste" defined.

NRS 459.440 - "Manifest" defined.

NRS 459.445 - "Person" defined.

NRS 459.448 - "Regulated substance" defined.

NRS 459.450 - "Storage" defined.

NRS 459.455 - "Treatment" defined.

NRS 459.460 - Applicability and administration of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive.

NRS 459.465 - Types of waste subject to NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive.

NRS 459.470 - Department designated as state agency for regulation of hazardous waste.

NRS 459.475 - Duties of Department.

NRS 459.480 - Delegation of responsibility for enforcement of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive.

NRS 459.485 - Duties of Commission.

NRS 459.490 - General requirements for regulations.

NRS 459.500 - Contents of regulations; enforcement of regulations relating to transportation and handling of hazardous waste.

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.

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

NRS 459.505 - Agreements to provide state land for areas for disposal of hazardous waste.

NRS 459.510 - Fees for use of areas for disposal owned by State: Amount; payment; waiver; collection of interest; penalties.

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.

NRS 459.515 - Construction, alteration or operation of facility without permit unlawful; exception.

NRS 459.520 - Regulations governing permits.

NRS 459.525 - Financial responsibility of owner or operator of facility; claim against insurer, guarantor, surety or other person providing evidence of financial responsibility.

NRS 459.530 - Account for Management of Hazardous Waste: Creation; source; separate accounting for certain fees collected.

NRS 459.535 - Account for Management of Hazardous Waste: Use.

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.

NRS 459.540 - Condition in permit specifying time allowed for completion of modification.

NRS 459.545 - Substitution of equivalent standards of protection.

NRS 459.546 - Variances: Conditions and criteria for granting; revocation.

NRS 459.547 - Variances: Renewal; protest and hearing on application for renewal.

NRS 459.548 - Variances: Regulations governing applications; fees.

NRS 459.549 - Variances: Granting and renewal discretionary.

NRS 459.550 - Records and reports.

NRS 459.555 - Disclosure of public and confidential information.

NRS 459.558 - Applicability of NRS 459.560 and 459.565.

NRS 459.560 - Inspections.

NRS 459.565 - Action to prevent practice or act which constitutes hazard to human health, public safety or environment.

NRS 459.570 - Order to prevent act or practice which violates NRS 459.400 to 459.560, inclusive.

NRS 459.575 - Subpoenas.

NRS 459.580 - Injunctive relief.

NRS 459.585 - Civil penalties; damages; injunction.

NRS 459.590 - Unlawful transportation of hazardous waste.

NRS 459.595 - False statement, representation or certification; tampering with device.

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.

NRS 459.610 - Definitions.

NRS 459.612 - "Administrator" defined.

NRS 459.614 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 459.616 - "Division" defined.

NRS 459.618 - "Eligible property" defined.

NRS 459.620 - "Hazardous substance" defined.

NRS 459.622 - "Participant" defined.

NRS 459.624 - "Program" defined.

NRS 459.626 - "Prospective purchaser" defined.

NRS 459.628 - "Remedial agreement" defined.

NRS 459.630 - "Responsible party" defined.

NRS 459.632 - Certain real property deemed to be eligible property.

NRS 459.634 - Application for participation in program; action by Administrator on application.

NRS 459.636 - Submission of remedial agreement for approval; prerequisites to approval; explanation of disapproval.

NRS 459.638 - Certification of completion of remedial agreement; issuance, contents and recordation of certificate of completion; explanation of failure to issue certificate.

NRS 459.640 - Effect of certificate of completion: Relief from liability.

NRS 459.642 - Effect of certificate of completion: Limitations on relief from liability.

NRS 459.644 - Effect of certificate of completion: Applicability to persons other than original holder.

NRS 459.646 - Limitations on liability of lenders and persons with security interest in property.

NRS 459.648 - Limitations on liability of prospective purchasers.

NRS 459.650 - Action against responsible party by holder of certificate of completion or seller of property.

NRS 459.652 - Termination of participation in program.

NRS 459.654 - Review of decisions of Administrator.

NRS 459.656 - Adoption of regulations by Commission.

NRS 459.658 - Negotiation with Environmental Protection Agency regarding effect of certificate of completion.

NRS 459.670 - Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 459.672 - "Class B firefighting foam" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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

NRS 459.676 - "Division" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 459.678 - "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" defined. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 459.680 - Inapplicability of certain provisions where preempted by or in conflict with federal law. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 459.682 - Prohibition on discharge, use or release; exception; penalty. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 459.684 - Reporting of discharge, use or release. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

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

NRS 459.700 - Definitions.

NRS 459.7005 - "Base state" defined.

NRS 459.701 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 459.7016 - "Department" defined.

NRS 459.7018 - "Director" defined.

NRS 459.702 - "Division" defined.

NRS 459.7022 - "Extremely hazardous material" defined.

NRS 459.7024 - "Hazardous material" defined.

NRS 459.7025 - "Motor carrier" defined.

NRS 459.70255 - "Participating state" defined.

NRS 459.7026 - "Person" defined.

NRS 459.703 - "Uniform application" defined.

NRS 459.7032 - "Uniform program" defined.

NRS 459.704 - Coordination of fees, forms and regulations; duties of regulatory agencies.

NRS 459.7052 - Registration and permit required for transportation by motor carrier.

NRS 459.7054 - Uniform application: Information required.

NRS 459.7056 - Uniform application: Confidentiality and disclosure of information provided.

NRS 459.7058 - Denial, suspension or revocation of registration and permit: Grounds; procedure.

NRS 459.706 - Motor carriers: Prerequisites to issuance of permit to transport radioactive waste; assessment for investigation, inspection or audit outside of State.

NRS 459.708 - Motor carriers: Rejection of and liability for certain packages of radioactive waste.

NRS 459.709 - Motor carriers: Prerequisites to transportation of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel.

NRS 459.712 - Inspections, investigations and reproduction of records: Authority of Department; regulations.

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

NRS 459.718 - Notification of Division regarding certain accidents, motor vehicle crashes or incidents.

NRS 459.721 - Duties of Director: Regulations for participation in uniform program.

NRS 459.725 - Powers and duties of Director: Administration of provisions; regulations; agreements.

NRS 459.727 - Provisions inapplicable to transportation by governmental vehicle.

NRS 459.728 - Provisions supersede and preempt local regulation of transportation; exceptions.

NRS 459.735 - Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials.

NRS 459.738 - Creation of Commission; appointment and terms of members; appointment of Chair or Co-Chairs; employment of staff.

NRS 459.740 - Adoption of regulations; acceptance of gifts and grants of money and other revenues.

NRS 459.742 - Powers of Commission.

NRS 459.744 - Establishment and payment of fees.

NRS 459.748 - Definitions.

NRS 459.750 - Responsibility for cleaning and decontamination of area affected by spill, accident or motor vehicle crash.

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.

NRS 459.760 - Reimbursement of expenses of responding state agency; reporting of need for additional funding; action by Attorney General.

NRS 459.765 - Deposit of reimbursement and penalty for credit to Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials.

NRS 459.770 - Recovery of costs incurred by responding county or city.

NRS 459.773 - Development and dissemination of reference guide regarding response to accidents, motor vehicle crashes and incidents.

NRS 459.774 - Civil penalties for certain violations.

NRS 459.775 - Unlawful acts: Misdemeanors.

NRS 459.780 - Unlawful acts: Gross misdemeanors.

NRS 459.790 - "Hazardous material" defined.

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

NRS 459.794 - Exclusions from immunity: Damages from gross negligence or misconduct; persons causing discharge; persons receiving compensation for assistance.

NRS 459.796 - Prerequisites for immunity: Persons providing equipment, advice or other assistance.

NRS 459.800 - Definitions.

NRS 459.802 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 459.804 - "Department" defined.

NRS 459.806 - "Director" defined.

NRS 459.808 - "Division" defined.

NRS 459.810 - "Operator" defined.

NRS 459.812 - "Owner" defined.

NRS 459.814 - "Person" defined.

NRS 459.816 - "Regulated substance" defined.

NRS 459.818 - "Release" defined.

NRS 459.820 - "Storage tank" defined.

NRS 459.822 - Department designated as state agency for regulation of storage tanks.

NRS 459.824 - Duties of Director.

NRS 459.825 - Coordination of fees, regulations and forms; duties of regulatory agencies.

NRS 459.826 - Regulations of Commission: General requirements.

NRS 459.828 - Owner or operator of storage tank to provide Department with certain information.

NRS 459.830 - Regulations of Commission: Standards of performance.

NRS 459.832 - Regulations of Commission: Closure, removal, disposal and management of storage tanks.

NRS 459.834 - Regulations of Commission regarding corrective action, evidence of financial responsibility; determination of whether corrective action is required.

NRS 459.836 - Permits to operate storage tanks: Regulations; terms and conditions; fee.

NRS 459.838 - Account for Management of Storage Tanks: Creation; sources; claims.

NRS 459.840 - Account for Management of Storage Tanks: Use; reimbursement; action by Attorney General.

NRS 459.842 - Enforcement by Department; delegation of responsibility.

NRS 459.844 - Subpoenas.

NRS 459.846 - Disclosure of information obtained by Department.

NRS 459.848 - Authority to enter and inspect.

NRS 459.850 - Action to alleviate hazard to human health, public safety or environment.

NRS 459.852 - Order for corrective action.

NRS 459.854 - Injunctive relief.

NRS 459.856 - Civil penalties; damages; injunction.

NRS 459.860 - Definitions.

NRS 459.862 - "Administrator" defined.

NRS 459.864 - "Brownfield project" defined.

NRS 459.866 - "Brownfield site" defined.

NRS 459.868 - "Brownfields Restoration Act" defined.

NRS 459.870 - "Commission" defined.

NRS 459.872 - "Division" defined.

NRS 459.874 - "Federal grant" defined.

NRS 459.876 - "Fund" defined.

NRS 459.878 - Creation; use of money; payment of claims; acceptance of gifts, appropriations, contributions, grants and bequests.

NRS 459.880 - Limitations on use of money.

NRS 459.882 - Limitations regarding expenditures from money from federal grant.

NRS 459.884 - Duties of Division.

NRS 459.886 - Powers of Division.

NRS 459.888 - Administrator may collect fee to defray costs of administering Fund.

NRS 459.890 - Administrator may employ persons necessary to carry out duties.

NRS 459.892 - Regulations.

NRS 459.900 - Submission to governmental agencies of information regarding manufacture, processing, use and disposal of toxic chemicals.

NRS 459.910 - Unlawful to store high-level radioactive waste in State.

NRS 459.920 - Prerequisites for operation or display of radar gun or similar device.

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.