Nevada Revised Statutes 704.7318 – Sites used for production of electricity from coal-fired electric generating plant, natural gas electric generating plant or renewable energy facility: Remediation or reuse; regulation of emissions from electric gen…
1. To ensure the remediation and, when possible, the reuse of any site used for the production of electricity from a coal-fired electric generating plant, natural gas electric generating plant or renewable energy facility in this State, the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has exclusive jurisdiction to supervise and regulate the remediation of such sites, including, without limitation, exclusive authority to regulate and supervise the remediation of surface water and groundwater and solid-waste disposal operations located at such a site.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 704.7318
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. The Division of Environmental Protection has exclusive authority to regulate emissions from any electric generating plant constructed on a site previously used for the production of electricity from a coal-fired electric generating plant.