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22 <br />(1973, c. 392, s. 7; c. 1417, s. 4; 1987, c. 827, s. 130; notify the local government submitting the program <br />1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1000, s. 4; 2002-165, s. 2.5; that it has been approved, approved with <br />2006-250, s.2.) modifications, or disapproved. The Commission <br />shall only approve a program upon determining that <br /> <br />its standards equal or exceed those of this Article <br />§ 113A-60. Local erosion and sedimentation control <br />and rules adopted pursuant to this Article. <br />programs. <br />(c) If the Commission determines that any local <br />(a) A local government may submit to the Commission <br />government is failing to administer or enforce an <br />for its approval an erosion and sedimentation control <br />approved erosion and sedimentation control <br />program for its jurisdiction, and to this end local <br />program, it shall notify the local government in <br />governments are authorized to adopt ordinances and <br />writing and shall specify the deficiencies of <br />regulations necessary to establish and enforce <br />administration and enforcement. If the local <br />erosion and sedimentation control programs. An <br />government has not taken corrective action within <br />ordinance adopted by a local government may <br />30 days of receipt of notification from the <br />establish a fee for the review of an erosion and <br />Commission, the Commission shall assume <br />sedimentation control plan and related activities. <br />administration and enforcement of the program until <br />Local governments are authorized to create or <br />such time as the local government indicates its <br />designate agencies or subdivisions of local <br />willingness and ability to resume administration and <br />government to administer and enforce the programs. <br />enforcement of the program. <br />An ordinance adopted by a local government shall at <br />least meet and may exceed the minimum (d) A local government may submit to the Commission <br />requirements of this Article and the rules adopted for its approval a limited erosion and sedimentation <br />pursuant to this Article. Two or more units of local control program for its jurisdiction that grants the <br />government are authorized to establish a joint local government the responsibility only for the <br />program and to enter into any agreements that are assessment and collection of fees and for the <br />necessary for the proper administration and inspection of land-disturbing activities within the <br />enforcement of the program. The resolutions jurisdiction of the local government. The <br />establishing any joint program must be duly Commission shall be responsible for the <br />recorded in the minutes of the governing body of administration and enforcement of all other <br />each unit of local government participating in the components of the erosion and sedimentation <br />program, and a certified copy of each resolution control program and the requirements of this Article. <br />must be filed with the Commission. The local government may adopt ordinances and <br />regulations necessary to establish a limited erosion <br />(b) The Commission shall review each program <br />and sedimentation control program. An ordinance <br />submitted and within 90 days of receipt thereof shall <br /> <br />