§ 49-458.01 – State implementation plan revision; regional haze; rules
49-458.01. State implementation plan revision; regional haze; rules A. The director shall submit to the administrator state implementation plan revisions to address regional haze visibility impairment in mandatory federal class I areas. The state implementation plan revisions submitted to the administrator shall address any of the following as necessary to submit an approvable plan: 1. […]
§ 49-459 – State plan; carbon emissions from power plants
49-459. State plan; carbon emissions from power plants A. The director, in consultation with the corporation commission, and the governing bodies of affected public power entities as defined in section 30-801, electric utilities regulated by the corporation commission and independently owned electric generation units shall develop, adopt and enforce a state plan to regulate the […]
§ 49-460 – Violations; production of records
49-460. Violations; production of records When the director has reasonable cause to believe that any person has violated or is in violation of any provision of this article, any rule adopted pursuant to this article or any requirement of a permit issued pursuant to this article, he may request in writing that such person produce […]
§ 49-461 – Violations; order of abatement
49-461. Violations; order of abatement When the director has reasonable cause to believe that any person has violated or is in violation of any provision of this article, any rule adopted pursuant to this article or any requirement of a permit issued pursuant to this article, he may serve upon such person by certified mail […]
§ 49-462 – Violations; injunctive relief
49-462. Violations; injunctive relief The attorney general, at the request of the director, shall file an action for a temporary restraining order, a preliminary injunction, a permanent injunction or any other relief provided by law, if the director has reasonable cause to believe that any of the following is occurring: 1. A person has violated […]
§ 49-463 – Violations; civil penalties
49-463. Violations; civil penalties A. A person who violates any provision of this article, any permit or permit condition issued pursuant to this article, any fee or filing requirement, any rule adopted pursuant to this article, an effective order of abatement issued pursuant to this article or any duty to allow or carry out inspection, […]
§ 49-464 – Violation; classification; penalties; definition
49-464. Violation; classification; penalties; definition A. A person who knowingly releases into the ambient air any extremely hazardous substance listed pursuant to 42 United States Code section 11002(a)(2) or any hazardous air pollutant and who knows at the time that he thereby places another person in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury shall […]
§ 49-465 – Air pollution emergency
49-465. Air pollution emergency A. If the director determines that air pollution in any area constitutes or may constitute an emergency risk to the health of those in the area or that national ambient air quality standards are likely to be exceeded, such determination shall be communicated to the governor. The governor may, by proclamation, […]
§ 49-455 – Permit administration fund; exemption
49-455. Permit administration fund; exemption A. The permit administration fund is established consisting of fees and interest collected pursuant to this article and section 27-515. The director shall administer the fund subject to annual legislative appropriation. On notice from the director, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided in […]
§ 49-466 – Precedence of actions
49-466. Precedence of actions For the benefit of the people of the state, court actions and proceedings brought under this article shall be given precedence and brought to trial ahead of other litigation concerning private interests and other matters that do not affect public health and welfare.