North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 143B. Executive Organization Act of 1973 § 143B-279.2. Department of Environmental Quality--duties

(1) To provide for the protection of the environment;

(1a) To administer the State Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Task Force and coordinate State participation activities in the federal outer continental shelf resource recovery programs as provided under the OCS Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (43 USC §§ 1801 et seq.) and the OCS Lands Act Amendments of 1986 (43 USC §§ 1331 et seq.).

(1b) To provide for the protection of the environment and public health through the regulation of solid waste and hazardous waste management and the administration of environmental health programs.

(2) Repealed by S.L. 1997-443, § 11A.5.

(2a) Repealed by S.L. 2015-241, § 14.30(kkk), eff. July 1, 2015.

(3) To provide for the management of the State's natural resources.

(4) Repealed by S.L. 2011-145, § 13.11, eff. July 1, 2011.