13:1J-6 - Inapplicability of act to authority for containment, cleanup or removal if danger to public health and to local regulation
13:1J-6. Inapplicability of act to authority for containment, cleanup or removal if danger to public health and to local regulation
Nothing in this act shall be construed to:
a. Prohibit or impair any authority of the Department of Environmental Protection to provide for the containment, cleanup or removal of any fissionable source material which poses an immediate or imminent danger to the public health, safety and welfare.
b. Supersede or prohibit the adoption, by the governing body of any county or municipality, of any ordinance or resolution regulating or prohibiting the exploration, mining or processing of any fissionable material.
L.1981, c. 130, s. 6, eff. May 4, 1981.