Section 42-17.1-21. – Repealed.

§ 42-17.1-21. Repealed.

Section 42-17.1-22. – Ice safety program.

§ 42-17.1-22. Ice safety program. The department of environmental management is hereby authorized and directed to develop and implement an ice safety program for elementary school students to instruct those students in ice safety issues. The department shall establish a program for ice safety instructors who shall conduct ice safety programs at elementary schools in […]

Section 42-17.1-23. – Certification of underground storage tank professionals.

§ 42-17.1-23. Certification of underground storage tank professionals. No underground storage tank (“UST”) or piping system associated therewith shall be installed, substantially modified, closed or precision tightness tested; nor shall any corrosion protection system be installed, repaired or maintained on any such UST or associated piping system unless such work is performed by, or in […]

Section 42-17.1-23.1. – Transfer of functions and resources — Underground storage tanks.

§ 42-17.1-23.1. Transfer of functions and resources — Underground storage tanks. (a) Resources of the underground storage tank financial responsibility review board including, but not limited to property, employees, and accounts are hereby transferred to the department of environmental management. (b) As part of the above transfer, all employees of the underground storage tank financial […]

Section 42-17.1-24. – Dredging and dredged material management.

§ 42-17.1-24. Dredging and dredged material management. The department shall adopt, not later than January 1, 2002, integrated rules for its powers and duties, including, but not limited to, those for water quality, ground water protection, and fish and wildlife, as they pertain to dredging and dredged material management. The rules shall, at a minimum: […]

Section 42-17.1-25. – Continuity of legal authority and administrative functions.

§ 42-17.1-25. Continuity of legal authority and administrative functions. The provisions of this chapter entitled “Department of Environmental Management” that are in effect on June 30, 2002 shall remain in full force and effect and the legal existence, powers, duties, and functions of the department of environmental management shall not be amended, altered, affected, or […]

Section 42-17.1-27. – Eisenhower House — Rental fees.

§ 42-17.1-27. Eisenhower House — Rental fees. (a) There is hereby established within the department of environmental management a restricted-receipt account entitled “Eisenhower house.” All proceeds from rental fees for the use of the Eisenhower house and its surrounding grounds shall be deposited into this account and used for reinvestment and maintenance of the facility. […]

Section 42-17.1-3. – Construction of references.

§ 42-17.1-3. Construction of references. (a) Whenever in any general or public law the words “department of agriculture and conservation,” “bureau of markets,” “division of conservation,” “division of entomology and plant industry,” “division of forests,” “division of fish and game,” “division of parks and recreation,” “division of harbors and rivers,” “division of boating safety,” “division […]

Section 42-17.1-4. – Divisions within department.

§ 42-17.1-4. Divisions within department. Within the department of environmental management there are established the following divisions: (1) A division of parks and recreation that shall carry out those functions of the department relating to the operation and maintenance of parks and recreation areas and the establishment and maintenance of such additional recreation areas as […]

Section 42-17.1-45. – No prohibition on pets.

§ 42-17.1-45. No prohibition on pets. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the department shall not promulgate or enforce any rule or regulation that would prohibit a pet dog or cat from accompanying its owner or caretaker at any state owned campground. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this […]

Section 42-17.1-5. – Deputy director — Assistant directors and heads of divisions.

§ 42-17.1-5. Deputy director — Assistant directors and heads of divisions. There shall be a deputy director for environmental quality in the unclassified service and appointed by the governor, and an assistant director for operations, an assistant director for regulation, an assistant director for legal services, and an assistant director for administration, all of whom […]

Section 42-17.1-6. – Advisory council on environmental affairs.

§ 42-17.1-6. Advisory council on environmental affairs. (a) There shall be established an advisory council on environmental affairs consisting of sixteen (16) members who shall be appointed by the governor. It shall be the responsibility of the council to advise the governor, the environmental standards board and the director on matters involving environmental management and […]

Section 42-17.1-7. – Rules and regulations.

§ 42-17.1-7. Rules and regulations. Rules and regulations prepared by any department, division, board, commission, or other agency, the functions of which are transferred by this chapter to the department of environmental management, which rules and regulations are not in conflict with this chapter, shall continue in force until such time as the director of […]

Section 42-17.1-8. – Designation and assignment of functions.

§ 42-17.1-8. Designation and assignment of functions. Whenever the duties of the head of any existing department, division, board, commission, or other agency or of any other officer are prescribed by law, and the duties of such person have been or shall in the future be transferred to the department of environmental management under this […]

Section 42-17.1-9. – Assumption of duties.

§ 42-17.1-9. Assumption of duties. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the director of the department of environmental management assuming any duties formerly imposed upon any other department, division, board, commission, or other agency shall perform those duties, notwithstanding that those duties were formerly performed by a board, commission, or single officer. Any ruling, […]

Section 42-17.1-9.1. – User fees at state beaches, parks, and recreation areas.

§ 42-17.1-9.1. User fees at state beaches, parks, and recreation areas. (a) The department of environmental management in pursuance of its administrative duties and responsibilities may charge a user fee for any state beach, or recreational area under its jurisdiction, and fees for the use of its services or facilities. (b) The fee may be […]

Section 42-17.1-9.2. – Repealed.

§ 42-17.1-9.2. Repealed.