143B-300. Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission - creation; powers and duties.
(a) There is hereby created the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission to be located in the Department of Environmental Quality. The Commission shall adopt rules with respect to the certification of water pollution control system operators as provided by Article 3 of Chapter 90A of the General Statutes.
(b) The Commission shall adopt such rules, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, as may be required by the federal government for grants-in-aid for programs concerned with the certification of water pollution control system operators which may be made available to the State by the federal government. This section is to be liberally construed in order that the State and its citizens may benefit from such grants-in-aid.
(c) The Commission may by rule delegate any of its powers, other than the power to adopt rules, to the Secretary of Environmental Quality or the Secretary's designee. (1973, c. 1262, s. 42; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 195; 1991, c. 623, s. 15; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2006-79, s. 10; 2015-241, ss. 14.30(u), (v).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973
Article 7 - Department of Environmental Quality.
§ 143B-279.1 - Department of Environmental Quality creation.
§ 143B-279.2 - Department of Environmental Quality duties.
§ 143B-279.3 - Department of Environmental Quality structure.
§ 143B-279.4 - The Department of Environmental Quality Secretary; Deputy Secretaries.
§ 143B-279.7 - Fish kill response protocols; report.
§ 143B-279.8 - Coastal Habitat Protection Plans.
§ 143B-279.10 - Recordation of contaminated sites.
§ 143B-279.12 - One-stop permits for certain environmental permits.
§ 143B-279.13 - Express permit and certification reviews.
§ 143B-279.14 - Express Review Fund.
§ 143B-279.16 - Civil penalty assessments.
§ 143B-279.17 - Tracking and report on permit processing times.
§ 143B-282 - Environmental Management Commission creation; powers and duties.
§ 143B-282.1 - Environmental Management Commission quasi-judicial powers; procedures.
§ 143B-284 - Environmental Management Commission officers.
§ 143B-285 - Environmental Management Commission meetings.
§ 143B-285.21 - Declaration of purpose.
§ 143B-285.23 - Powers and duties of the Secretary of Environmental Quality.
§ 143B-285.24 - Grants and awards.
§ 143B-289.51 - Marine Fisheries Commission creation; purposes.
§ 143B-289.52 - Marine Fisheries Commission powers and duties.
§ 143B-289.53 - Marine Fisheries Commission quasi-judicial powers; procedures.
§ 143B-289.55 - Marine Fisheries Commission - officers; organization; seal.
§ 143B-289.56 - Marine Fisheries Commission - meetings; quorum.
§ 143B-289.59 - Conservation Fund; Commission may accept gifts.
§ 143B-289.60 - Article subject to Chapter 113.
§ 143B-289.61 - Jurisdictional questions.
§ 143B-290 - North Carolina Mining Commission creation; powers and duties.
§ 143B-292 - North Carolina Mining Commission officers.
§ 143B-293 - North Carolina Mining Commission meetings.
§ 143B-293.1 - North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission creation; powers and duties.
§ 143B-293.4 - North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission officers.
§ 143B-293.5 - North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission meetings.
§ 143B-293.6 - North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission quasi-judicial powers; procedures.
§ 143B-298 - Sedimentation Control Commission creation; powers and duties.
§ 143B-299 - Sedimentation Control Commission members; selection; compensation; meetings.
§ 143B-301.10 - Recodified as G.S87-99[Effective July 1, 2021.]
§ 143B-301.11 - Recodified as G.S87-99.1[Effective July 1, 2021.]
§ 143B-301.12 - Recodified as G.S87-99.2[Effective July 1, 2021.]
§ 143B-324.1 - Western North Carolina Public Lands Council creation; powers; duties.
§ 143B-324.3 - Western North Carolina Public Lands Council meetings.
§ 143B-331 through 143B-332 - Recodified as §§ 143B-440, 143B-441 by Session Laws 1977, c198, s26.
§ 143B-337 through 143B-339 - Recodified as §§ 143B-478 to 143B-480.
§ 143B-344.43 - Legislative findings and purpose.
§ 143B-344.44 - Lead agency; powers and duties.
§ 143B-344.46 - Weatherization Assistance Program and Heating/Air Repair and Replacement Program.
§ 143B-344.48 - Legislative findings and purpose.
§ 143B-344.50 - The State Energy Office designated agency; powers and duties.
§ 143B-344.55 - Energy Policy Council transfer.
§ 143B-344.60 - Outdoor heritage advisory council.
§ 143B-344.62 - Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council executive director; staff.