Nevada Revised Statutes Section 444.560 - Public Health and Safety

Regulations of State Environmental Commission: Adoption; fees for importation of solid waste; notice; violation prohibited after reasonable time.

1. The State Environmental Commission shall adopt regulations concerning solid waste management systems, or any part thereof, including regulations establishing standards for the issuance, renewal, modification, suspension, revocation and denial of, and for the imposition of terms and conditions for, a permit to construct or operate a disposal site.

2. The State Environmental Commission may establish a schedule of fees for the importation of solid waste into the State. The Department may use the money collected under the schedule to defray the cost of managing and regulating the disposal in this state of solid waste which is generated outside of the State.

3. Notice of the intention to adopt and the adoption of any regulation or schedule of fees must be given to the clerk of the governing board of all municipalities in this state.

4. Within a reasonable time, as fixed by the State Environmental Commission, after the adoption of any regulation, no governing board of a municipality or person may operate or permit an operation in violation of the regulation.

Last modified: February 26, 2006