SUBCHAPTER 01C - CONFORMITY WITH NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT

section .0100 – general provisions

15A NCAC 01C .0101      STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, POLICY, AND SCOPE

(a)  The purpose of the rules in this Subchapter is to establish procedures within the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) related to the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act (NCEPA).

(b)  Environmental documents shall be available to public officials and citizens before decisions are made and before actions are taken. The information shall be reliable and sufficient to allow selection among alternatives.

(c)  The Secretary is the "responsible state official" for DEQ. The Secretary may delegate responsibility for the implementation of the NCEPA to staff.

(d)  The provisions of the rules in this Subchapter, the Department of Administration's rules (01 NCAC 25), and the NCEPA shall be read together as a whole in order to comply with the spirit and letter of the law.

(e)  These Rules establish minimum criteria to determine when preparation of an environmental document is not required when DEQ is the state project agency.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A‑2; 113A‑6; 113A‑9; 143B‑10;

Eff. August 1, 1989;

Transferred from T15.01D .0201 Eff. November 1, 1989;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2003; August 1, 1996; March 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. June 1, 2022.