§ 212. Hearings
(a) No rule or regulation and no amendment or repeal thereof, or permit issuance, significant modification, reopening or renewal shall take effect without public comment and/or hearing on due notice as provided herein. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a hearing prior to the issuance of an emergency order pursuant to […]
§ 213. Records and reports
(a) Every permittee shall establish and maintain such records, make such reports, and provide such information, as the Commissioner may reasonably require to enable him to determine whether such permittee has acted or is acting in compliance with this chapter and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and shall, upon request of an officer or employee […]
§ 214. Planning and zoning
(a) The Commissioner, on request of any of the divisions of this Department or on his own initiative, shall gather and supply information concerning air pollution in the United States Virgin Islands which is relevant to planning and zoning activities affecting the United States Virgin Islands. (b) The Divisions of this Department shall bring to […]
§ 215. Penalties
(a) Civil judicial penalties. The Commissioner shall, as appropriate, in the case of any person that is the owner or operator of a major emitting facility, or a major stationary source, and may, in the case of any other person, or any source of air pollution, commence a civil action for a permanent or temporary […]
§ 206. Permits
(a) The Commissioner may, by regulation, prohibit the construction, erection, installation, alteration or use of any machine, equipment, device or other article which he finds may cause or contribute to air pollution or is intended primarily to prevent or control the emission of air pollutants, unless a construction and/or operating permit therefore has been obtained […]
§ 207. Inspections, monitoring, and entry
For the purpose (i) of developing or assisting in the development of any implementation plan or any emission standard; (ii) of determining whether any person is in violation of any such standard or any requirement of such a plan; or (iii) carrying out any provision of this chapter and rules and regulations enacted pursuant thereto: […]
§ 201. Declaration of policy
Whereas the pollution of the atmosphere about the United States Virgin Islands constitutes a menace to public health and welfare, creates public nuisances, and is harmful to plant and animal life and to property, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States Virgin Islands to preserve, protect, maintain and improve the […]
§ 202. Definitions
For the purposes of this chapter, and unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: (a) “Air contaminant or air pollutant” means any dust, fumes, gas, mist, smoke, vapor, odor, or particulate matter or any combination thereof which is emitted into or otherwise […]
§ 203. Creation and organization of Air Pollution Control Agency: Small Business Stationary Source and Technical Environmental Compliance Assistance Program
(a) The Department of Conservation and Cultural Affairs is hereby declared the Air Pollution Control Agency of the United States Virgin Islands, and the sole state agency of this territory for the purpose of establishing and administering or supervising the administration of any United States Virgin Islands plan which is now or may hereafter be […]
§ 204. Powers and duties
The Department shall have and may exercise the following powers and duties: (a) To exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of this chapter and all rules and regulations and orders promulgated thereunder, and to perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of this chapter and of the […]