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70-0116 – Emergency Authorization.

§ 70-0116. Emergency authorization. 1. The department may waive the procedural requirements of this article to issue an emergency authorization for an action which is immediately necessary to respond to an emergency. 2. Emergency authorization may be given only if the department makes a finding of emergency. Such emergency authorization may be issued for a […]

70-0117 – Special Provisions.

§ 70-0117. Special provisions. 1. (a) An applicant may submit simultaneously all applications for permits associated with a proposed project in order to facilitate a comprehensive project review. (b) Except for good cause shown by the applicant, the department may require an applicant to submit simultaneously any or all applications for permits associated with a […]

70-0118 – Disproportionate Impacts on Disadvantaged Communities.

* § 70-0118. Disproportionate impacts on disadvantaged communities. 1. For the purposes of this section: (a) “Disadvantaged communities” shall have the same meaning as subdivision five of section 75-0101 of this chapter. (b) “Applicable permit” shall mean a permit, excluding a general permit, applied for pursuant to: (i) title fifteen of article fifteen of this […]

70-0119 – Public Hearings.

§ 70-0119. Public hearings. 1. After evaluating an application for a permit and any comments of department staff, other state agencies or units of government or members of the public, the department shall, on or before sixty calendar days after it mails notice to the applicant that the application is complete or on or before […]

70-0121 – Severability.

§ 70-0121. Severability. The provisions of this article shall be severable, and if any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision or part of this article shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, […]

70-0103 – Legislative Findings and Declarations.

§ 70-0103. Legislative findings and declarations. The legislature finds and declares that: 1. It is the intent of the legislature to assure the fair, expeditious and thorough administrative review of regulatory permits. 2. It is the intent of the legislature that, to the extent feasible and appropriate, statutory and regulatory procedures shall be made uniform […]

70-0105 – Definitions.

§ 70-0105. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section shall govern the construction of the following terms as used in this article: 1. “Environmental notice bulletin” shall mean the publication of the department published pursuant to section 3-0306 of this chapter. 2. “Complete application” shall mean an application for a permit […]

70-0107 – Rules and Regulations; Applicability.

§ 70-0107. Rules and regulations; applicability. * 1. The department, after public hearing, shall adopt rules and regulations to assure the efficient and expeditious administration of this article. Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to provisions regarding notice, review, public participation and public hearings. * NB Effective until December 30, 2024 […]

70-0109 – Time Periods for Department Action on Permit Applications.

§ 70-0109. Time periods for department action on permit applications. 1. (a) On or before fifteen calendar days after the receipt of an application for a permit which has been filed in a manner and in a form prescribed by the department, the department shall mail written notice to the applicant of its determination whether […]