15A NCAC 01D .0302      Proposed Industrial Project

In the case where the Secretary of the Department of Commerce requests a project certification for a proposed industrial project or for a proposed industrial project that includes a pollution control project, the Secretary shall certify that the project will not have a materially adverse effect on the environment if the Secretary determines that no applicable State and federal environmental laws, rules, standards, or limitations will be violated, that use of water by the proposed industrial project will not substantially affect other users, and that the proposed project will have no other materially adverse effect on the environment. Issuance to the operator of the proposed project of the required environmental permits indicates that certain environmental impacts of the proposed project were evaluated, and the Secretary may consider such evaluations in making a certification decision.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 159C‑7(d);

Eff. June 16, 1977;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1990; July 1, 1988;

Readopted Eff. May 1, 2022.