SECTION .0400 ‑ CLASSES OF FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIVITIES EXEMPTED FROM THE PERMIT REQUIREMENT

15A NCAC 07K .0401      MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNELS

(a)  Operation and maintenance of all federal navigation channels subject to the authority of the US Army Corps of Engineers are hereby granted an exemption from the CAMA permit requirement. Activities exempted by this requirement must be consistent with the Coastal Area Management Act (CAMA) and the rules of this Chapter to the maximum extent practicable as set forth in 15 CFR 930.32.

(b)  For the purposes of this Section, operation and maintenance activities shall mean only those activities that allow for navigation over existing water courses and that take place within authorized project dimensions as defined in project documents. Such activities may include hydraulic pipeline dredging, sidecast dredging, mechanical dredging, disposition of dredged materials, and activities necessary to accomplish dredging, such as laying pipes to move material from the dredging site to the disposal area.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113A‑103(5)(c);

Eff. June 18, 1979;

Amended Eff. September 6, 1979;

Readopted Eff. November 1, 2021.