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NE Code § 81-15,217 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,217 - Local emergency planning committee; powers and duties.

81-15,217.  Local emergency planning committee; powers and duties.(1) Each local emergency planning committee shall:(a) Establish rules governing the functioning of the committee consistent with the Open Meetings Act and sections 84-712 to 84-712.09. The rules shall include provisions for public notification of committee activities, public meetings to discuss the emergency plan required under subdivision (c) of this subsection, public comments, response to such comments by the committee, and distribution of the emergency plan;(b) Establish procedures for receiving and processing requests from the public for information required to be provided under the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. The procedures shall include provisions to inform members of the public of the right to bring an action under federal law to enforce the act. The procedures shall include the designation of an official to serve as coordinator for information;(c) Complete preparation of an emergency plan in accordance with the act not later than January 1, 1998, unless a plan for the emergency planning district has previously been submitted and approved by the commission. The committee shall review and update the plan once a year beginning March 1, 1999, and each March 1 thereafter, or more frequently as changed circumstances in the community or at any facility may require;(d) Evaluate the need for resources necessary to develop, implement, and exercise the emergency plan and make recommendations with respect to additional resources that may be required and the means for providing such additional resources; and(e) Designate a public library in each county within its district as a depository for the emergency plan, deliver the plan to the designated library, and update the plan as necessary.(2) Each local emergency planning committee may receive gifts, bequests, grants, or other contributions or donations from public or private sources to carry out its duties and the purposes of the act, including, but not limited to, administrative costs and reimbursement to committee members for their actual and necessary travel expenses. Any gifts, bequests, grants, or other contributions or donations received from public or private sources shall be accounted for in an annual report to the commission. The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the receipt and use of any gifts, bequests, grants, or other contributions or donations from public or private sources.Source   Laws 1997, LB 374, § 27;  Laws 2004, LB 821, § 32.  Cross References  Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407.
NE Code § 81-15,218 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,218 - Facility; notifications required.

81-15,218.  Facility; notifications required.(1) The owner or operator of each facility in which an extremely hazardous substance exceeding threshold planning quantities is present shall notify the commission that such facility is subject to the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act within sixty days after September 13, 1997, unless notification was made prior to September 13, 1997, and shall notify the commission and the local emergency planning committee of the emergency planning district in which the facility is located that such facility is subject to the act within sixty days after an extremely hazardous substance first becomes present at such facility in excess of the threshold planning quantity established for such substance. If there is a revision of the definition of extremely hazardous substances and the facility has present a substance included in the revised definition in excess of the threshold planning quantity established for such substance, the owner or operator of the facility shall notify the commission and the committee of the district in which the facility is located within sixty days after such revision that such facility is subject to the act.(2) The commission shall notify the director and the State Administrator of facilities subject to the act. The notification shall include:(a) Each notification received from a facility under subsection (1) of this section; and(b) Each facility designated by the commission under subsection (3) of this section.(3) For purposes of emergency planning, the commission may designate additional facilities which are subject to the act if such designation is made after public notice and opportunity for comment. The commission shall notify the facility concerned of any designation under this subsection.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 28.
NE Code § 81-15,219 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,219 - Facility emergency coordinator.

81-15,219.  Facility emergency coordinator.Within thirty days after the establishment of a committee for the emergency planning district in which a reporting facility is located, the owner or operator of the facility shall provide to the committee the name of a facility representative who will participate in the emergency planning process as a facility emergency coordinator. The owner or operator of the facility shall promptly inform the committee of any relevant changes occurring at the facility as changes occur or are expected to occur. Upon request from the committee, the owner or operator of the facility shall promptly provide information to the committee which is necessary for developing and implementing the emergency plan.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 29.
NE Code § 81-15,220 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,220 - Emergency plan; contents.

81-15,220.  Emergency plan; contents.Each emergency plan as required in subdivision (1)(c) of section 81-15,217 shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Identification of facilities containing an extremely hazardous substance in an amount which exceeds the threshold planning quantity established for such substance that are within the emergency planning district, identification of routes likely to be used for the transportation of extremely hazardous substances, and identification of additional facilities contributing or subjected to additional risk due to their proximity to facilities subject to the requirements of this section;(2) Methods and procedures to be followed by facility owners and operators and local emergency response and medical personnel to respond to any release of extremely hazardous substances;(3) Designation of a community emergency coordinator and identification of facility emergency coordinators who will make determinations necessary to implement the plan;(4) Procedures providing reliable, effective, and timely notification by the facility emergency coordinators and the community emergency coordinator to persons designated in the emergency plan and to the public that a release has occurred. Notification procedures shall be consistent with the notification requirements of section 81-15,222;(5) Methods for determining the occurrence of a release and the area or population likely to be affected by the release;(6) A description of emergency equipment and facilities in the community and at each facility in the community subject to the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act and an identification of the persons responsible for the equipment and facilities;(7) Evacuation plans, including provisions for a precautionary evacuation and alternative traffic routes;(8) Training programs, including schedules for training of local emergency response and medical personnel; and(9) Methods and schedules for exercising the emergency plan.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 30.
NE Code § 81-15,221 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,221 - Emergency plan review.

81-15,221.  Emergency plan review.Each local emergency planning committee shall provide the emergency plan to the governing bodies having jurisdiction in the emergency planning district for review prior to submitting the plan to the commission. The commission shall review the plan and make recommendations to the committee on revisions to the plan that may be necessary to ensure coordination of the plan with emergency plans of other emergency planning districts. To the maximum extent practicable, such review shall not delay implementation of the plan.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 31.
NE Code § 81-15,225 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,225 - Toxic chemical release form.

81-15,225.  Toxic chemical release form.(1) The owner or operator of a facility subject to the requirements of this section shall complete a toxic chemical release form as published under section 313(g) of Title III for each toxic chemical that was manufactured, processed, or otherwise used in quantities exceeding the toxic chemical threshold quantity established by subsection (2) of this section during the preceding calendar year at such facility. The form shall be submitted to the director annually on July 1 and shall contain data reflecting releases during the preceding calendar year.(2) The requirements of this section apply to owners and operators of facilities that are required to file reports under section 313 of Title III and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 35.
NE Code § 81-15,227 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,227 - Exemption for transportation.

81-15,227.  Exemption for transportation.Except as provided in section 81-15,222, the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act does not apply to the transportation, including the storage incident to such transportation, of any substance or chemical subject to the requirements of the act, including the transportation and distribution of natural gas.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 37.
NE Code § 81-15,228 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,228 - Local law; applicability.

81-15,228.  Local law; applicability.(1) Nothing in the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act shall:(a) Preempt any local law;(b) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, otherwise affect any local law or the authority of any local government to adopt or enforce any local law; and(c) Affect or modify in any way the obligations or liabilities of any person under other state or federal law.(2) Any local law enacted after September 13, 1997, which requires the submission of a material safety data sheet from facility owners or operators shall require that the data sheet be identical in content and format to the data sheet required under section 81-15,223. In addition, a locality may require the submission of information which is supplemental to the information required on the data sheet, including information on the location and quantity of hazardous chemicals present at the facility, through additional sheets attached to the data sheet or such other means as the locality considers appropriate.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 38.
NE Code § 81-15,229 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,229 - Inspection of information; publication of notice.

81-15,229.  Inspection of information; publication of notice.(1) Each emergency plan, material safety data sheet, list of chemicals, inventory form, toxic chemical release form, and followup emergency notice shall be made available to the general public, consistent with section 322 of Title III, during normal working hours at the location or locations designated by the Department of Environment and Energy, the commission, or a local emergency planning committee, as appropriate. Upon request by an owner or operator of a facility subject to the requirements of section 81-15,224, the Department of Environment and Energy, the commission, or the appropriate committee shall withhold from disclosure under this section the location of any specific chemical required by section 81-15,225 to be contained in an inventory form as tier II information.(2) Each local emergency planning committee shall annually publish a notice in local newspapers that the emergency plan, material safety data sheets, and inventory forms have been submitted under this section. The notice shall state that followup emergency notices may subsequently be issued. Such notice shall announce that members of the public who wish to review any such plan, sheet, form, or followup notice may do so at the location designated under subsection (1) of this section.Source   Laws 1997, LB 374, § 39;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 149.
NE Code § 81-15,230 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,230 - Violations; civil actions.

81-15,230.  Violations; civil actions.(1) Any state or local government may commence a civil action against an owner or operator of a facility for failure to:(a) Provide notification to the commission under subsection (1) of section 81-15,218;(b) Submit a material safety data sheet or a list of chemicals under section 81-15,223;(c) Make available information requested under subsections (3) and (4) of section 81-15,223; and(d) Complete and submit a tier II inventory form under section 81-15,224.(2) The commission, the director, or a local emergency planning committee may commence a civil action against an owner or operator of a facility for failure to provide information under section 81-15,219 or for failure to submit tier II information under subsection (5) of section 81-15,224.(3) The state may commence a civil action against the administrator for failure to provide information to the state under section 322(g) of Title III.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 40.
NE Code § 81-15,231 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,231 - Civil action; jurisdiction.

81-15,231.  Civil action; jurisdiction.(1) Any action under section 81-15,230, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, against an owner or operator of a facility shall be brought in the district court for the district in which the alleged violation occurred.(2) Any action under subsection (3) of section 81-15,230 against the administrator may be brought in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.(3) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the district court shall have jurisdiction in actions brought under section 81-15,230 against an owner or operator of a facility to enforce the requirement concerned and to impose any civil penalty provided for violation of that requirement. The district court shall have jurisdiction in actions brought under section 81-15,230 against the commission and the director to order the commission and the director to perform the act or duty concerned.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 41.
NE Code § 81-15,232 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,232 - Civil action; restriction.

81-15,232.  Civil action; restriction.No action may be commenced under section 81-15,230 against an owner or operator of a facility if the administrator has commenced and is diligently pursuing an administrative order or civil action to enforce the requirement concerned or to impose a civil penalty under Title III with respect to the violation of the requirement.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 42.
NE Code § 81-15,233 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,233 - Court award costs of litigation; attorney's fees.

81-15,233.  Court award costs of litigation; attorney's fees.(1) In issuing any final order in any action brought under the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, the court may award costs of litigation, including reasonable attorney's fees and expert witness fees, to the prevailing or the substantially prevailing party if the court determines such an award is appropriate.(2) Nothing in section 81-15,230 shall restrict or expand any right which any person or class of persons may have under any federal or state statute or common law to seek enforcement of any requirement of the act.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 43.
NE Code § 81-15,234 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,234 - Intervention.

81-15,234.  Intervention.(1) In any action under the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, the State of Nebraska, if not a party, may intervene as a matter of right.(2) In any action under the act, any person may intervene as a matter of right when such person has a direct interest which is or may be adversely affected by the action and the disposition of the action may, as a practical matter, impair or impede the person's ability to protect that interest.Source  Laws 1997, LB 374, § 44.
NE Code § 81-15,235 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,235 - Rules and regulations.

81-15,235.  Rules and regulations.The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency shall as necessary adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out its responsibilities under the Nebraska Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act. The Environmental Quality Council shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the Department of Environment and Energy to carry out its responsibilities under the act.Source   Laws 1997, LB 374, § 45;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 150.
NE Code § 81-15,236 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,236 - Act, how cited.

81-15,236.  Act, how cited.Sections 81-15,236 to 81-15,253 shall be known and may be cited as the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act.Source  Laws 2003, LB 94, § 1;  Laws 2007, LB333, § 1.
NE Code § 81-15,237 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,237 - Purposes of act.

81-15,237.  Purposes of act.The purposes of the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act are to:(1) Protect the air, water, and land of the state through the certification and regulation of private onsite wastewater treatment system professionals in Nebraska;(2) Require that all siting, layout, construction, closure, reconstruction, alteration, modification, repair, inspection, or pumping of any private onsite wastewater treatment system be done by certified professionals, professional engineers licensed in Nebraska, or environmental health specialists registered in Nebraska in accordance with the act and rules and regulations adopted under the act;(3) Provide for the registration of all private onsite wastewater treatment systems constructed, reconstructed, altered, or modified after August 31, 2003;(4) Provide for review of plans and specifications, issuance of permits and approvals, construction standards, and requirements necessary for proper operation and maintenance of all private onsite wastewater treatment systems;(5) Protect the health and general welfare of the citizens of Nebraska; and(6) Protect the air, water, and land of the state from potential pollution by providing for proper siting, layout, construction, closure, reconstruction, alteration, modification, repair, and pumping of private onsite wastewater treatment systems.Source  Laws 2003, LB 94, § 2;  Laws 2007, LB333, § 2;  Laws 2016, LB328, § 1.
NE Code § 81-15,238 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,238 - Definitions, where found.

81-15,238.  Definitions, where found.For purposes of the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act, the definitions in sections 81-15,239 to 81-15,244 shall be used.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 3.
NE Code § 81-15,239 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,239 - Advisory committee, defined.

81-15,239.  Advisory committee, defined.Advisory committee means the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Advisory Committee created in section 81-15,245.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 4.
NE Code § 81-15,240 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,240 - Certified professional, defined.

81-15,240.  Certified professional, defined.Certified professional means a private onsite wastewater treatment system professional certified under the Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Contractors Certification and System Registration Act to perform the tasks for which the certification has been issued.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 5.
NE Code § 81-15,241 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,241 - Council, defined.

81-15,241.  Council, defined.Council means the Environmental Quality Council.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 6.
NE Code § 81-15,242 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,242 - Department, defined.

81-15,242.  Department, defined.Department means the Department of Environment and Energy.Source  Laws 2003, LB 94, § 7;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 151.
NE Code § 81-15,243 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,243 - Director, defined.

81-15,243.  Director, defined.Director means the Director of Environment and Energy.Source  Laws 2003, LB 94, § 8;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 152.
NE Code § 81-15,244 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,244 - Private onsite wastewater treatment system, defined.

81-15,244.  Private onsite wastewater treatment system, defined.Private onsite wastewater treatment system means any system of piping, treatment devices, or other appurtenances that convey, store, treat, or dispose of domestic or nondomestic wastewater, but not including wastewater from a livestock waste control facility, on the property where it originates or on nearby property under the control of the user, which system is not connected to a public sewer system.Source Laws 2003, LB 94, § 9.
NE Code § 81-15,245 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 81 - State Administrative Departments|81-15,245 - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Advisory Committee; created; members; expenses.

81-15,245.  Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Advisory Committee; created; members; expenses.The Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Advisory Committee is created. The advisory committee shall be composed of the following eleven members:(1) Seven members appointed by the director as follows:(a) Five private onsite wastewater treatment system professionals; and(b) Two registered environmental health specialists or officials representing local public health departments which have established programs for regulating private onsite wastewater treatment systems;(2) The chief executive officer of the Department of Health and Human Services or his or her designee;(3) The Director of Environment and Energy or his or her designated representative; and(4) One representative with experience in soils and geology and one representative with experience in biological engineering, both of whom shall be designated by the vice chancellor of the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.Members shall be reimbursed for expenses as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177. The department shall provide administrative support for the advisory committee.Source  Laws 2003, LB 94, § 10;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 761;  Laws 2019, LB302, § 153;  Laws 2020, LB381, § 125.