35-12-115. Additional requirements by other governmental agencies not permitted after issuance of permit; exceptions.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no state, intrastate regional agency or local government may require any approval, consent, permit, certificate or other condition for the construction, operation or maintenance of a facility authorized by a permit issued pursuant to this chapter except that:
(i) The department of environmental quality shall retain authority which it has or which it may be granted to determine compliance of the proposed facility with state and federal standards and implementation plans and to enforce those standards; and
(ii) The public service commission shall retain authority which it has or may be granted relative to certificates of convenience and necessity, rates, interchange of services and safety regulations.
(b) Nothing in this chapter prevents the application of state laws for the protection of employees engaged in the construction, operation or maintenance of any facility specified in this section.