Sec. 19. The general permit, to the extent allowed under federal law, must recognize and be consistent with the provisions of this chapter, including:
(1) the prohibition in section 15 of this chapter against an MS4 community imposing erosion and sediment control measures on a construction project within the boundaries of the MS4 community that are more stringent than the erosion and sediment control measures established by the general permit;
(2) the provisions of section 16 of this chapter under which a project site owner may begin a construction project:
(A) if the review authority, under section 16(b) of this chapter, makes and notifies the project site owner of its preliminary determination that the construction plan is substantially complete; or
(B) if the review authority does not make a preliminary determination whether the construction plan is substantially complete within the period allowed by section 16(c) of this chapter;
(3) the qualifications established by section 17 of this chapter for an individual who reviews and makes a conclusive determination concerning a construction plan submitted to an MS4 community; and
(4) the limitation in section 18 of this chapter on the authority of an MS4 community to order the stoppage of work on a construction project after the MS4 community has made a conclusive favorable determination concerning the construction plan for the construction project.
As added by P.L.248-2019, SEC.14.