2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 81-15,190 — Technical advisory committee; duties; termination.

Section 81-15,190
Technical advisory committee; duties; termination.

(1) The technical advisory committee created in section 81-15,189 shall meet at least once each quarter of the calendar year, as determined by the Department of Environmental Quality.

(2) The technical advisory committee shall:

(a) Annually review and make recommendations to the department on the current schedule of reasonable rates made available to the public by the department under section 66-1518;

(b) Review summaries of reimbursement determinations;

(c) Review and make recommendations to the department on the guidelines for pay-for-performance programs or any other innovative contracting methods;

(d) Review and make recommendations to the department on the department's audit programs in conjunction with the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act;

(e) Review and make recommendations to the department on any other activities under the Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act and the Petroleum Products and Hazardous Substances Storage and Handling Act; and

(f) Take into account risk-based corrective action assessment principles which identify the risks presented to the public health and safety or the environment by each release in a manner that will protect the public health and safety and the environment using, to the extent appropriate, a tiered approach consistent with the American Society for Testing of Materials guidance for risk-based corrective action as applied at petroleum release sites.

(3) The technical advisory committee shall cease to exist on March 1, 2002.

Source:

Laws 1996, LB 1226, § 20

Laws 1998, LB 1161, § 48

Cross References:

Petroleum Products and Hazardous Substances Storage and Handling Act,see section 81-15,117.

Petroleum Release Remedial Action Act,see section 66-1501.

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska